A rare coin minted by a Viking warlord after he became a Christian king is "the first in the country" to benefit from a new Treasure Act definition on "the basis of national significance", an expert has said.

The silver penny was made for Athelstan II, better known as Guthrum, who led a Danish invasion of Anglo-Saxon England and waged war against Alfred the Great.

He converted to Christianity as part of a peace deal and when he withdrew to run East Anglia as his own kingdom in AD 880, began minting his own coins.

The Athelstan II temple-type penny was discovered by a metal detectorist near Thetford, Norfolk, earlier this year and is the subject of a treasure inquest.

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