Penny - Eadmund Rosette type

Eadmund's reign ran from 939 to 946, cut short at 25 when he was stabbed to death at Pucklechurch by an exiled thief named Leofa during a feast of St. Augustine. The Rosette type belongs to this compressed window, struck across a network of moneyers at mints still adjusting to the political turbulence that followed Æthelstan's death — Eadmund spent much of his reign clawing back the Danelaw that had immediately re-fragmented upon his brother's passing.

Weight variation across surviving examples is considerable, reflecting the decentralized nature of Anglo-Saxon minting authority, where individual moneyers bore personal accountability for their output rather than any centralized assay system.