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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 1680405, member: 44210&quot;]I was going to slow to a stop with the purchases for a while, but I have been looking for one for a while now, and I thought that by the time I could get to it, the coin would probably be gone already, so I figured I might as well pick it up when I had the chance. Just another injury to a wallet trying to heal I guess :devil:</p><p><br /></p><p>Love this era of British history, from the departure of the Romans up to the formation of the Kingdom of England. And I am also fascinated by the Dark Ages in general and the Germanic kingdoms. So I had to have one of these. I just have to say, this particular coin has quite a provenance! Discovered in 1847 as part of the Bolton Percy hoard, in England, its been in three known collections since then, before being purchased by me today. Its speculated that this 4,000 coin hoard was buried so it wouldn&#039;t fall into Viking hands after their invasion of the Kingdom of Northumbria and the fall of York in 866 (look up &quot;the Great Heathen Army&quot;). My coin was minted sometime between 810 and 840, during the reign of King Eanred, whose name is on my coin. Here&#039;s Wiki&#039;s article on Eanred (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eanred" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eanred" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eanred</a>).</p><p><br /></p><p>I think my new acquisition satisfies my Saxon slot in my post-Roman Germanic collection <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><u><b>Eanred,</b></u> Styca - Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria (moneyer: Monne)</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: EANRED REX + around a cross</p><p>Rev: + MONNE dot around a cross</p><p><font face="Arial">0.98g. and 13mm</font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]251571.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>(Seller&#039;s photo)</p><p><br /></p><p>Gotta include the map also!</p><p><br /></p><p>Northumbria, circa 800 AD</p><p>[ATTACH]251572.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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