Beorhtwulf of Mercia
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Beorhtwulf was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 839 or 840 to 852. His ancestry is unknown, though he may have been connected to Beornwulf, who ruled Mercia in the 820s. Almost n
Penny of Beorhtwulf Legend: ber(ht)vlf rex
Coin of Beorhtwulf
Burgred of Mercia
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Burgred was an Anglo-Saxon king of Mercia from 852 to 874.
Beorhtwulf of Mercia
…to have passed from Mercian to West Saxon control during Beorhtwulf's reign. The Welsh are recorded to have rebelled against Beorhtwulf's successor, Burgred, shortly after Beorhtwulf's death, suggesting that Beorhtwulf had been their overlord. Charters from Beorhtwulf's reign show a strained relationship…
Silver penny struck between 866 and 868/870 by Burgred Legend:+ bvrgred rex