Wigmund (archbishop of York)
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Wigmund | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of York | |
 Gold solidus of Wigmund | |
| Elected | 837 |
| Term ended | 854 |
| Predecessor | Wulfsige |
| Successor | Wulfhere |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 837 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 854 |
Wigmund was a medieval Archbishop of York, who was consecrated in 837 and died in 854.[1]
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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]
