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Penny - Eadgar Rosette type
| Issuer | Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of England |
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| Year | 959-973 |
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| Currency | Penny (924-1158) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | +EADGAR REX TO (Translation: King Edgar) |
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Eadgar's reign saw the most sweeping monetary reform in Anglo-Saxon history before the Conquest — his Edgar Reform of 973 standardized coin weight, enforced periodic recoinage, and required all pennies to bear the moneyer's name, creating the tightest administrative control over English currency yet attempted. The Rosette type predates that reform, placing this coin in the looser pre-reform period when weight and execution varied considerably between mints.
North 758 is associated with a relatively small number of recorded moneyers across a limited mint distribution, making die-linked specimens of particular interest to researchers mapping the pre-reform network.