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The coin was created for an Anglo-Saxon ruler who would go on to have the earliest recorded coronation in British history

A small 10th century coin minted during the reign of the first crowned King of England and found on a farm has “rewritten the history books” according to experts.

The silver halfpenny, described as “one of the single best Anglo-Saxon coin finds ever recorded” measures just 15 millimetres in diameter, the size of a fingernail. It was in circulation during the reign of King Eadgar, who ruled England between 959 and 975.

Coin made for Anglo Saxon ruler who would become first King of England sells for small fortune at auction