Edward the Martyr penny found in ‘remarkable condition’ sells at DNW
A silver penny of the boy king Edward the Martyr – the teenager who ruled Saxon Britain in the 10th century and was later venerated as a saint – has sold to a UK collector for £9000 at Dix Noonan Webb (24% buyer’s premium).
It had been found in a ploughed field on the Isle of Wight by a metal detectorist who was ready to…