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Penny

This term has 5,432 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
Object category
Material

Narrower Terms used

10 pence
20 pence
5 pence
50 pence
fourpence
halfpenny
henny penny
threepence
twopence
Maundy money threepence

Equivalent Terms used

pence
pennies

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

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Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: William I (1066-87)
State: England
Mint: Gloucester
Moneyer: Wulfgeat

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Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: William II (1087-1100)
State: England
Mint: Launceston
Moneyer: Ælfgar

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Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: William II (1087-1100)
State: England
Mint: Dorchester
Moneyer: Godwine
Mint: Dorchester (Dorset)

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Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: William I (1066-87)
State: England
Mint: Ipswich
Moneyer: Æthelbeorht

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Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Henry I (1100-35)
State: England
Mint: London
Moneyer: Ælfwine

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Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: William I (1066-87)
State: England
Mint: Watchet
Moneyer: Sigewulf
Mint: Watchet, Somerset, England (ST 743)

An image of Penny

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Henry I (1100-35)
State: England
Mint: Thetford
Moneyer: Thorsteinn

An image of Penny

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: William I (1066-87)
State: England
Mint: Taunton
Moneyer: Ælfwine

An image of Penny

One of twenty medieval Scandinavian coins from Nellemann and Thomsen sale 731 (Peter Hammerich collection):

Maker(s)

Ruler: Erik VI Menved (1286-1319)

An image of Penny

One of twenty medieval Scandinavian coins from Nellemann and Thomsen sale 731 (Peter Hammerich collection):

Maker(s)

Mint: Ribe
Ruler: Erik VI Menved (1286-1319)

One of three medieval German coins from Münzen und Medaillen Deutchland sale 2 (27.4.1998):

Maker(s)

Mint: Basel

One of three medieval German coins from Münzen und Medaillen Deutchland sale 2 (27.4.1998):

Maker(s)

Mint: Basel

An image of Penny

One of twenty medieval Scandinavian coins from Nellemann and Thomsen sale 731 (Peter Hammerich collection):

Maker(s)

Ruler: Erik VI Menved (1286-1319)

England, Edward III (1327-77), AR penny, Treaty A period, York mint, 1.03g.

Maker(s)

Mint: York
Ruler: Edward III (1327-77)

An image of Penny

One of twenty medieval Scandinavian coins from Nellemann and Thomsen sale 731 (Peter Hammerich collection):

Maker(s)

Mint: Ribe
Ruler: Waldemar II (1202-41)

An image of Penny

One of twenty medieval Scandinavian coins from Nellemann and Thomsen sale 731 (Peter Hammerich collection):

Maker(s)

Mint: Ribe
Ruler: Waldemar II (1202-41)

An image of Penny

One of twenty medieval Scandinavian coins from Nellemann and Thomsen sale 731 (Peter Hammerich collection):

Maker(s)

Ruler: Erik VI Menved (1286-1319)

An image of Penny

One of twenty medieval Scandinavian coins from Nellemann and Thomsen sale 731 (Peter Hammerich collection):

Maker(s)

Mint: Lund
Ruler: Magnus Smek (1332-60)

An image of Penny

One of twenty medieval Scandinavian coins from Nellemann and Thomsen sale 731 (Peter Hammerich collection):

Maker(s)

Mint: Roskilde
Ruler: Christopher II (1319-32)

An image of Penny

One of twenty medieval Scandinavian coins from Nellemann and Thomsen sale 731 (Peter Hammerich collection):

Maker(s)

Mint: Roskilde
Ruler: Christopher II (1319-32)

An image of Penny

One of twenty medieval Scandinavian coins from Nellemann and Thomsen sale 731 (Peter Hammerich collection):

Maker(s)

Mint: Roskilde
Ruler: Christopher II (1319-32)

An image of Penny

One of twenty medieval Scandinavian coins from Nellemann and Thomsen sale 731 (Peter Hammerich collection):

Maker(s)

Mint: Lund
Ruler: Magnus Smek (1332-60)

British West Africa. George VI, penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: George VI (1936-52)
Mint: Kings Norton, Birmingham

British West African, George V, penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: George V (1910-36)

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