Editing Edmund I (section)

=== Coinage ===
The only coin in common use in the tenth century was the [[History of the English penny (c. 600 – 1066)|penny]].{{sfn|Grierson and Blackburn|1986|p=270}}{{efn|The only other coin was the very rare halfpenny. As of 1989, none were known from Æthelstan's reign and two from Edmund's.{{sfn|Blunt, Stewart and Lyon|1989|pp=122, 271}} }} The main coin designs in Edmund's reign were H (Horizontal) types, with a cross or other decoration on the obverse surrounded by a circular inscription including the king's name, and the [[moneyer]]'s name horizontally on the reverse. There were also substantial numbers of BC (Bust Crowned) types in East Anglia and the Danish shires; these had a portrait of the king, often crudely drawn, on the obverse.{{sfn|Blunt, Stewart and Lyon|1989|pp=10–18, 111}} For a period in Æthelstan's reign many coins showed the mint town, but this had become rare by the time of Edmund's accession, except in Norwich, where it continued during the 940s for BC types.{{sfn|Blunt|1971|p=17}}

After the reign of Edward the Elder there was a slight decline in the weight of coins under Æthelstan, and the deterioration increased after around 940, continuing until Edgar's reform of the coinage in around 973. However, based on a very small sample, there is no evidence of a decline in the silver content under Edmund.{{sfn|Blunt, Stewart and Lyon|1989|pp=237, 245}} His reign saw an increase in regional diversity of the coinage which lasted for twenty years until a return to relative unity of design early in Edgar's reign.{{sfnm|1a1=Naismith|1y=2014a|1p=51|2a1=Blunt, Stewart and Lyon|2y=1989|2pp=268–270}}