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Eadgar - An Anglo-Saxon silver penny of Beornwulf (823-825) of Mercia. Minted in East Anglia. Moneyer Eadgar. North number 396 (Be. 5) (Naismaith E22.1), struck 823-825. There is a coin from the same obverse die in the British Museum showing that the full reading of the obverse is +DEORVVLF RE. Diameter 20mm. Weight 0.81g. Die axis 270. Obverse: +[DEORV]VLFRE, Reverse: [ ]GAR (unbarred A). EMC number 2017.0111. A metal detecting find from near Louth, Lincs. Images courtesy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme, record reference number: LIN-D4EEB9. |