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ANGLO
SAXON
PENNIES
P1
COENWULF [796-821]
silver penny
LONDON mint
Moneyer - CEOLHEARD
obv. +COENVVLF REX m;
rev. +CEOLhEARD m,
cross - crosslet
1.31 g
Spink 918 [£3500 in VF for common types, this extremely rare];
Not in Naismith but cf. L20.4.
Found: Near Woodstock, 2022
Recorded: EMC 2022.0177.
Flan slightly wavy and edge split on obv. at 9 o'clock.
EXTREMELY RARE
Probably UNIQUE.
nEF £ 1985 R
P2
AETHELBERHT [858-65]
silver penny
CANTERBURY mint
Moneyer - OSHERE
obv. +AEDELBEARHT REX:
rev. +OSHERE MONETA.
o.96 g
Spink 1053 [£3500 in VF].
Naismith C198
chipped edge
EXTREMELY RARE
nEF £995
P3
AETHELRED 11 [978-1016]
silver penny
Last Small Cross type
BEDFORD mint
Moneyer - LEOFWINE
obv. +EDELRED REX ANGL:
rev. +LEOFPINE M-O BEDFO.
[4 pellets at 8 o'clock]
Spink 1154 [£600 in VF for Bedford mint];
4 pellets in field at 8 o'clock
cf. EMC 1050.1142
Viking pecks, mainly on rev. +
possible signs of a striking crack at 3 0'clock.
Better than rev. photo.
In a NGC grading capsule: aUNC [AU]
VERY RARE
nEF £ 595
P4
AETHELRED 11 [978-1016]
silver penny
CRVX type
EXETER mint
Moneyer - LUDA
obv. +AEDELRED REX ANGLOX;
rev. +LVDA M-O EAXEC.
1.38 g
Spink 1148 [£500 in VF for Exeter mint];
Ex - York Coins, H1346 - $725
Much bettrer than photos - hard to photograph in capsule.
in a NGC grading capsule - graded UNC
EF £ 695
P5
ECGBERHT [802-39]
silver penny
CANTERBURY mint
Moneyer - DIORMOD
obv. +ECGBEARHT REX;
rev. +DIORmOD MNET,
with DOROB C + 4 pellets.
0.65 g
Spink 1035 [£6500 in VF];
Naismith C82q [illustrated].
Found: Kent, 2005.
Recorded: EMC 2005.0058.
chipped edge - slight porosity.
VERY RARE
VF £ 685
P6
OFFA [757-96]
silver penny
LONDON mint
Moneyer - DUD
obv. +OFFA REX+;
rev. +dVD.
1.01 g
Spink 905 [£3750 in VF];
Chick 19.
Better than photos - hard to photograph in capsule.
In NGC grading capsule - EF. slightly chipped edge
EXTREMELY RARE
GVF-nEF £1750
P7
BURGRED [852-74]
silver penny
Phase 111
Moneyer - GUTHHERE
obv. BVRGRED REX;
rev. MON GVDERE ETA :::.,
1.22 g
Spink 942c [£900 in VF].
Mackay H12/a.
obv. slightly double-struck
VERY RARE
GVF £ 875
P8
COENWULF [796-821]
silver penny
Mint - CANTERBURY
Moneyer - BEORNFERTH
obv. +COENVVLF REX m;
rev. +BEORNFRED MONETA
1.24 g
Spink 915 [£2500 in VF]
Naismith C23b [this coin illustrated];
Ex - Sothebys, 9.10.1992, lt 946;
Baldwin, Winter 2008, BH063
slightly ragged edge.
In NGC capsule.
EXTREMELY RARE
GVF-nEF £1385
P9
OFFA [856-65]
silver penny
Heavy coinage
Mint - CANTERBURY
Moneyer - OSMOD
obv. +OFFA REX, 2 lines;
rev. OS : MOD w
1.26 g
Spink 908 [£2000 in VF].
Chick 239.
Ex - Spink.
Split in two + slight porosity.
VERY RARE
VF £ 650
P10
VIKING - Danish East Anglia [885-915]
St Edmund Memorial type
silver penny
Moneyer - WINE
obv. +SC EADMVND RI;
rev. +VVINE MR NETAI.
1.37 g
Spink 960 [£575 in VF];
Lighter than photos
obv. double-struck + die flaws
GVF-nEF £ 695
P11
EADGAR [959-75]
silver penny
EAST ANGLIA mint
Moneyer - FOLCARD
obv. +EADGAR REX;
rev. +FOLCHARD MONEA.
1.34 g
Spink 1138 [£3750 in VF];
Coin Register 2000, no. 94 [this coin].
Ex - Paul Murawski, 2000.
Recorded: EMC 2000.0027
slightly chipped edge + a few marks.
VERY RARE
GVF £ 950 R
P12
HAROLD 1 [1035-40]
silver penny
Fleur de Lis
LONDON mint
Moneyer - WYNSIGE
obv. +HAROLD REC;
rev. +PINSIGE ON LVND.
Spink 1165 [£1050 in VF];
slightly weakly struck at bottom of bust.
nEF £ 1350
P13
AETHELRED 11 [978-1016]
silver penny
Long Cross type
DOVER mint
Moneyer - GODWINE.
obv. +AEDELRED REX ANGL;
rev. +GODPINE M'O DOFE;
1.51 g
Spink 1151 [£400 in VF].
Viking pecks on reverse + flaw.
Only 8 recorded on SCBI/EMC - ours is better than most of those.
RARE
VF + £ 395 R
P14
HAROLD 1 [1035-40]
silver penny
Fleur de Lis type
WARWICK mint
Moneyer - GOD
obv. +HAROLD RECX;
rev. +GOD MON PAERINC.
Spink 1165 [£2100 in VF for Warwick mint].
Only 2 examples are recorded on SCBI/EMC [both are in museums]; cf. EMC 1018.0565.
some Viking pecks and slightly wavy flan.
EXTREMELY RARE
GVF £1850
P101
AETHELRED 11 [978-1016]
silver penny
Last small cross type
DOVER mint
Moneyer - EADSIGE
obv. +AEDELRED REX ANGL
rev. +EDSIGE MON DOFE.
1.36 g
Spink 1154 [£375 in VF]
Viking pecks
Only one recorded on SCBI/EMC - EMC 1050.1185
VERY RARE
VF £ 475
P102
AETHELRED 11 [978-1016]
silver penny
CRVX type
LONDON mint
Moneyer - LEOFWINE
obv. +AEDELRED REX ANGLORx.
rev. +LEOFPINE M-O LVN.
1.52 g
Spink 1148 [£400 in VF]
Provenance: Duke of Argyll collection; Spink 1949;
R P Mack collection,
SCBI 20. 869 [this coin].
Bust slightly weakly struck + some Viking pecks.
VF or better £385
P103
AETHELRED 11 [978-1016]
silver penny
CRVXs type
CANTERBURY mint
Moneyer - LEOFING
obv. +AEDELRED REX ANGLOX;
rev. +LIFINC MO CAENT
Spink 1148 [£400 in VF]
cf. EMC 1007.0092
a nice example
GVF-nEF £395
P104
CNUT [1016-35]
silver penny
Short Cross type
CAMBRIDGE mint
Moneyer - AELFWIG
obv. +CNVT CREC:.;
rev. +AELFPIG ON GR.A.
Spink 1159 [£450 in VF for Cambridge mint].
Bust weakly struck, but better than photo.
Only 4 examples recorded on SCBI/EMC - ours is perhaps the best.
VERY RARE
aVF/GVF £ 375
P105
HAROLD 1 [1035-40]
silver penny
Fleur de Lis type
LONDON mint
Moneyer - BRUNGAR
obv. +HAROLD REX
rev. +BIVNGER ON LVN.
1.06 g
Spink 1165 [£1050 in VF]
nEF £1450
P106
CNUT [1016-35]
silver penny
Quatrefoil type
ROMNEY mint
Moneyer - EARDNOTH
obv. +CNVT REX ANGLORVM;
rev. +EARDNOD RVM.
0.80 g
Spink 1157 [£650 in VF for Romney mint].
slight edge cracking and some marks.
Only 3 examples recorded on SCBI/EMC.
VERY RARE
VF £365 R
P107
HAROLD 1 [1035-40]
silver penny
Fleur de Lis type
OXFORD mint
Moneyer - AETHELRIC
obv. +HAROLD REX;
rev. +EDLRIC ON OCX.
1.18 g
Spink 1165 [£1400 in VF for Oxford]; North 803;
EMC 1030.0548 [this coin].
only 2 are recorded on SCBI/EMC - this is the best
Provenance: Jean Elsen
VERY RARE
GVF £1650
P108
HARTHACNUT [1035-42]
silver penny
Arm & Sceptre type
OXFORD mint
Moneyer - AEGELWINE
obv. +HARDACNVT RE
rev. +AEGLINE ON COXE
Spink 1168 [£3330 in VF for Oxford mint]; North 811
Ex - Baldwins
only 3 recorded in SCBI/EMC
all in museum collections
ours is better than all of them
EXTREMELY RARE
EF or near £ 3950
P109
AETHELRED 11 [978-1016]
silver penny
1st Hand type
LONDON mint
Moneyer - OSWULF
obv. +AEDELRED REX ANGLOX
rev. +OSVLF M-O LVNDONI
1.53 g
Spink 1144 [£600 in VF]
Ex- St James auction,
27 September 2011, lot 36
Some Viking pecks + tiny pin-prick when held up to the light.
GVF £ 485 R
P110
COENWULF [796-821]
silver penny
Portrait type
EAST ANGLIA mint
Moneyer - LUL
obv. +COENVVLF REX m;
rev. +LVL in angles of long cross fourchee with beaded circle around each letter.,
Spink 919 [£2500 in VF].
cf. Naismith E10.1j
chipped.
EXTREMELY RARE
VF £ 650 R
P111
HAROLD 1 [1035-40]
silver penny
Fleur de Lis type 0.94g
NOTTINGHAM mint
Moneyer - BLACMAN
obv. +HAROLD RE
rev. +BLACAMAN ON SN
Spink 1165 [£3500 in VF for Nottingham]; North 803.
Found: Isleham, Cambs., 2004
Recorded: EMC 2004.0031
2 tiny internal striking cracks at top of head - only visible when held up to the light.
sl. weakly struck + patchy tone
VERY RARE mint
VF £1285
P112
HAROLD 11 [1066]
silver penny
PAX type - without SCEPTRE COLCHESTER mint
Moneyer - GOLDMAN
obv. +HAROLD REX ANGL;
rev. +GOLDMAN ON COL.
1.37 g
Spink 1186 [£5250 in VF]
Same dies as Braintree 127.
Only 2 recorded on SCBI/EMC.
weakly struck at left of bust and slightly wavy flan.
Lighter than photos.
VERY RARE
GVF £ 1985 R
P113
HAROLD 1 [1035-40]
silver penny
JEWEL CROSS type
LONDON mint
Moneyer - GODWINE
obv. +HAROLD REX;
rev. +GODPINE ON LYNDE.
1.12 g
Spink 1163 [£1200 in VF]
Ex - York coins, USA.
Viking pecks.
Better than photos - hard to photograph in capsule.
In NGC grading capsule
graded: AUNC.
£ 1500
P114
CEOLNOTH [833-70]
silver penny
CANTERBURY mint
Moneyer - WYNHERE
obv. +CEOLNOD / ARCES;
rev. +VVNHERE MONETA.
1.06 g
Spink 893 [£3250 in VF]
Naismith C119.2
chipped edge + in 2 pieces
EXTREMELY RARE
GVF £ 650
P115
EADRED [946-55]
silver penny
Crowned bust without mint
Moneyer - IFA
obv. +EADRED REX;
rev. +IVE MONETA.
1-03 g
Spink 1115 [£3500 in VF].
cf. EMC 1024.0424.
Only 6 examples with this moneyer on SCBI/EMC,
chipped + some deposits
VERY RARE
GVF-nEF £ 685
P116
CNUT [1016-35]
silver penny
Quatrefoil type
MALMESBURY mint
Moneyer - BEORHTSTAN
obv. +CNVT REX ANGLOR
rev. +BRIHSTAN ON MEAL.
Spink 1157 [£2260 in VF]
Provenance: J Newman coins
chipped
EXTREMELY RARE mint
VF £395
P117
EDWARD the CONFESSOR [1042-66]
silver cut half penny
Pointed Helmut type
LONDON mint
Moneyer - GODRIC ?
obv. +EDPARD REX;
Spink 1179 [£625 in VF].
Cut half.
VF £ 95
P118
COENWULF [796-821]
silver penny
Tribrach type
CANTERBURY mint
Moneyer - SAEBEORHT
obv. +COENVVLF REX;
rev. +SEBERHT, in angles.
1.06 g
Spink 914 [£1500 in VF]
Naismith C15.2j
EMC 2006.0360 [this coin].
Found: Little Yeldham Essex,
c. 2006
Some porosity + slight bend with associated crack [stable].
RARE
nVF £ 295
P119
HAROLD 1 [1035-40]
silver penny
Fleur de Lis type
BRISTOL mint
Moneyer - AELFWEARD
obv. +HAROLD RECX
rev. +AELFPERD ON BRI
Spink 1165 [£1820 in VF for Bristol mint].
1.11g
Provenance:
Baldwins [graded 'choice EF'].
VERY RARE
superb coin
EF £2750
P120
BEORNWULF [823-5]
silver penny
EAST ANGLIA mint
Moneyer - EACGA
obv. +BEORNPVLF REX;
rev. +EVC3V MONETA.
Spink 929 [£6000 in VF].
Naismith E21.
Ex - private coll., USA.
chipped
EXTREMELY RARE
VF £ 495
P121
EDWARD the CONFESSOR
[1042-66]
silver penny
Sovereign & Eagles type
NORTHAMPTON mint
Moneyer - LEOFRIC
1.34g
obv. +AEDPARD REX ANG
rev. +LEFRIC ONN HANTV
Spink 1181 [£860 in VF for Northampton mint].
Provenance: Baldwins
[graded EF by Baldwins].
no examples in SCBI/EMC
weakly struck in places
EXTREMELY RARE
EF £895
P122
HARTHACNUT [1035-42]
silver penny
Arm & Sceptre type
BEDFORD mint
Moneyer - LEOFDEGN
obv. +HARDCNVT 1.23g
rev. +LEOFDEGEN ON BE
Spink 1168
Provenance: Baldwin auction,
7.6.2018, lot 106 [sold: £9000].
Only 3 Bedford Harthacnut coins in total are recorded on SCBI/EMC - all with different moneyers to ours.
UNIQUE
Possibly a hoard coin
SUPERB, as struck
EF £9850
P123
Harthacnut [1035-42]
silver penny
Arm & Sceptre type
Sole reign - 1040-42
Lincoln mint
Moneyer - Authbjorn
obv. +CNVT RECX AN
rev. +ODBERRN ON
LINC
1.20 g
Spink 1169 , N. 777.
Provenance: Baldwins auction, 27.11.2017, lot 56
[£4350]
3 examples recorded on: SCBI/EMC - all in museum collections.
ours is much better
EXTREMELY RARE
EF £4500
P124
AETHELRED 11 [978-1016]
silver penny
Helmet type
DORCHESTER mint
Moneyer - WULFNOTH
obv. +AEDELRED REX ANGLO;
rev. +PVLFNOD M'O DOR.
Spink 1152 [£1600 in VF for Dorchester mint].
Ex - Spink NC, March 1978, no. 3367; Lord Stewartby coll.;
Spink, 22 March 2016, lot 239 [sold £400].
This and EMC 1007.0140 [museum] are the only 2 Dorchester mint Helmet types we are aware of.
EXTREMELY RARE
Small green deposits, pierced and tiny crack near the centre.
VF £495
P125
CNUT [1016-35]
silver penny
Pointed Helmet type
WARWICK mint
Moneyer - LEOFING
obv. +CNVT RECX A;
rev. +LIFNC : ON PAERINC.
Spink 1158 [£960 in VF for Warwick mint]
Found: near Dorchester, 2022
- recorded: EMC 2022.0034
Internal hairline crack near inner circle 1 to 3 o'clock [you can only really see it if held up to the light] + some slight ghosting down the centre of the obv. from the cross on rev.
VERY RARE mint
VF £595
P126
AETHELRED 11 [978-1016]
silver penny
CRVX type
TOTNES mint
Moneyer - GODWINE
obv. +AEDELRED REX ANGLOX;
rev. +GODPINE M-O TOTA
Spink 1148 [£750 in VF for Totnes mint].
Only 3 recorded on SCBI/EMC - cf. 1050.0512
Ex - AMR coins.
EXTREMELY RARE
better than photos
GVF £795
P127
EDWARD the CONFESSOR [1042-66]
silver penny
Pyramids type
STAFFORD mint
Moneyer - GODWINE
1.24 g
obv. +EDPARD RE;
rev. +GODPINE ON STAEF
Spink 1184 [£1250 in VF for Stafford mint]
Struck slightly off-centre.
RARE
Much better than photos
Hard to photograph in slab.
Graded mint state [MS61] by NGC
£995
P128
EADRED [946-55]
silver penny
Crowned Bust - no mint
Moneyer - KLAKKR.
obv. +EADRED REX;
rev. +CLAC MONETA...
Spink 1115 [£3500 in VF]
chipped + some marks
EXTREMELY RARE
GF £ 395 R
P129
EADGAR [959-75]
silver penny
Pre-Reform - type 5
Moneyer - FOLCARD
obv. +EADGAR REX;
rev. +FOLCARD MONETA.
0.85 g
Spink 1138 [£3750 in VF].
Ex - private coll., USA
chipped
VERY RARE
VF £395
P130
EADMUND [939-46]
silver penny
Crowned Bust
Uncertain moneyer
obv. +EADMVND REX;
rev. +....... MONETA.
Spink 1107 [£4750 in VF]
chipped + associated crack.
Better than photos.
VERY RARE
GF £295 R
P131
COENWULF [796-821]
silver penny
EAST ANGLIA mint
Moneyer - LUL
obv. +COENVVLF REX m;
rev. +LVL in angles of long cross fourchee + rosette of pellets.
0.89 g
Spink 919 [£2500 in VF]
Naismith E10.2
chipped + weakly struck in places.
VERY RARE
VF £295
P132
VIKING [941-44]
ANLAF SIHTRICSSON
silver penny
Cross Moline
Moneyer - RADULF
obv. +A.N.L.A.F CVNVNC;
rev. +RA+DVLF MONETAR.
cross moline.
0.83 g
Spink 1022 [£8500 in VF].
broken, cracked and repaired [stable].
EXTREMELY RARE
nVF £750 R
P133
COENWULF [796-821]
silver penny
LONDON mint
Moneyer - CEO:LBALD.
obv. +CEONVVLF REX m, bust right with inner circle;
rev. +C:.E:.OL.BEALD,
cross crosslet.
Spink 918 [£3500 in VF, for normal types - this much rarer]
Not in Naismith, SCBI or EMC - but cf. Naismith L18.2 and L19.1.
chipped + some deposits.
EXTREMELY RARE
VF £ 395
P134
EADRED [946-55]
silver penny
Crowned Bust - no mint
Moneyer - IFA ?
obv. +EADRED REX;
rev. +.IFE..MONETA ?;
0.79 g
Spink 1115 [£3500 in VF].
in 2 pieces
EXTREMELY RARE
aVF £295
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