Wigmund (archbishop of York)

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Wigmund
Archbishop of York
Wigmund Solidus.jpg
Gold solidus of Wigmund
Elected837
Term ended854
Predecessor Wulfsige
Successor Wulfhere
Orders
Consecration837
Personal details
Died854

Wigmund was a medieval Archbishop of York, who was consecrated in 837 and died in 854. [1]

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Coinage

Styca of Wigmund: moneyer Edilveard Early Medieval coin; styca of Wigmund. (FindID 125447).jpg
Styca of Wigmund: moneyer Edilveard
Styca of Wigmund: moneyer Coenred - found in Norfolk Early medieval coin , styca of Wigmund Archbishop of York (FindID 535714).jpg
Styca of Wigmund: moneyer Coenred - found in Norfolk

During the ninth century, both kings of Northumbria and archbishops of York minted styca coinage. [2] The historian Stewart Lyon estimated that Wigmund produced coinage from between 837 and 846. [3] The coins issued by Wigmund were minted by a number of moneyers, including Aethelweard, Hunlaf and Coenred. [2] Unique and separate from the copper-alloy, mass-produced stycas, is a gold solidus, produced by Wigmund potentially as an ecclesiastical gift. [4]

Citations

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224
  2. 1 2 Pirie, Elizabeth J. E. (Elizabeth Jean Elphinstone), 1932-2005. (1996). Coins of the Kingdom of Northumbria c.700-867 in the Yorkshire collections : the Yorkshire Museum, York, the University of Leeds, the City Museum, Leeds. Llanfyllin, Powys: Galata. ISBN   0-9516671-4-9. OCLC   38338882.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Kay, Richard (1 January 1983). "Wulfsige and Ninth-Century Northumbrian Chronology" . Northern History. 19 (1): 8–14. doi:10.1179/nhi.1983.19.1.8. ISSN   0078-172X.
  4. Pirie, E J E (2006). "The Coinage of Northumbria, 670-876". Coinage And History in the North Sea World, C. AD 500-1250: Essays in Honour of Marion Archibald. Brill. p. 216. ISBN   9789004147775.

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Christian titles
Preceded by Archbishop of York
837-854
Succeeded by