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Penny

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

Term type

AAT
Object name
Object category
Material

Equivalent Terms used

pence
pennies

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Alfred the Great (AD 871-99)
Moneyer: Eadweald
Production place: West Mercian

Penny

Maker(s)

Mint: York

Penny

Maker(s)

Mint: York

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward the Elder (899-924)
Moneyer: Eofermund
Production place: West Mercia

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Æthelstan (c.924/5-39)
Moneyer: Garheard
Production place: Mercia/Wessex

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: St. Edmund
Moneyer: Ansiger (?)

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: St. Edmund

Penny

Maker(s)

Mint: York

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: St. Edmund
Moneyer: Æthelred (?)

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: St. Edmund
Moneyer: Abonel

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward the Elder (899-924)
Moneyer: Abba
Production place: Northwest Mercia

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward the Elder (899-924)
Moneyer: Eofermund
Production place: West Mercia

Penny

Maker(s)

Mint: York

Penny

Maker(s)

Mint: York

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: St. Edmund
Moneyer: ‘Gotolbert’

Penny

Maker(s)

Mint: York

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: St. Edmund
Moneyer: Bado

Penny

Maker(s)

Mint: York

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward the Elder (899-924)
Moneyer: Wulfræd
Production place: Wessex

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