Penny - Eadgar Rosette type

Eadgar's reign is the fixed point against which all late Anglo-Saxon monetary reform is measured. His 973 recoinage — likely tied directly to his formal coronation at Bath that year — imposed a unified national penny standard and established the periodic renewal system that would define English minting for the next century. The Rosette type predates that reform, placing this piece in the earlier, less regulated phase of his rule, when regional mint practices still varied considerably.