The dates of the later coins show that the hoard was buried after the Anglo Saxon king, Athelstan, conquered Northumbria in AD 927. Uniting the two kingdoms, Athelstan was the first king who could ...
As king, Athelstan centralized governance ... and his government also replaced the debased currency with high quality silver ...
Athelstan, the first King of England, adopted the Pound Sterling ... making 240 pence to a pound. The pound coin was first introduced in 1489 during the rule of Henry VII, whereas handwritten ...