S0953 N450  Moneyer Eadmund.  Aethelweard was King of East Anglia, but little is known about his reign. In fact, he is not even mentioned in the Anglo Saxon chronicles. However, during his reign around 840, the first Danish Vikings started to raid the East Anglian coast. These raids continued in intensity after his death and eventually culminated in a full scale invasion. A short decade after his death, Danish Vikings had totally devasted his kingdom, martyring his heir, who became canonized as St. Edmund.  Moneyer Eadmund. A thin flan crack running on the reverse surface from the edge at 3 o’clock to the center ring of the coin. The coin is intact and has never been repaired, but I would store the coin in some type of solid protective holder.  Otherwise, a superb, well struck coin on a large flan, with much lustre flashing through steel grey toning. A similar coin, but signed by a different moneyer, sold in the  Numismatica Ars Classica auction of the fabulous Irving Schneider collection of early Saxon coins held on 25 May 2025 for CHF 7000 plus 22.5% buyers fee. or $10575. Extremely rare.  Ex Dix, Noonan and Webb auction , 16 July 1997 lot 95.   AU-UNC