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Penny
Maker(s)
Ruler:
Coenwulf (796-821)
Sîbeorht
(Moneyer)
Mint:
Canterbury
Wulfred
(Archbishop of Canterbury)
Elizabeth I, Medallic Portrait plaque.
Maker(s)
Ruler:
Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
(Made posthumously)
Maker:
Passe, Simon de
Penny
Maker(s)
Ruler:
Edward the Elder (899-924)
Moneyer:
Si(ge)god
Mint:
London
(Uncertain)
Production place:
Wessex
(Possible)
This is one of the very earliest Anglo-Saxon coins, and the only type to bear the name of a king before that of King Aldfrith (685-704). Two specimens were previously known: one in the Ashmolean (ex Crondall hoard, 1828) and one in the American Numismatic Society, New York (found Pas-de-Calais, before 1887). There is no example in the British Museum. All three known pieces are struck from the same obverse die, but different reverse dies. The Ashmolean's piece allows the complete reading of the inscription, but this has the best portrait. The form of the king's name can be compared with those used by Bede, Adulualdi and Audubaldi. The reverse inscription, when compared with the other two, is probably to be interpreted as a corruption of a moneyer's name ( . . . bal) and Londenus. The fineness of this and the Ashmolean coin (72% and 69%) show that they belong near the head of the Anglo-Saxon series, and were probably struck c.630. Eadbald was the son of King Æthelberht who received Augustine's mission, and a contemporary of King Rædwald, the probable occupant of the Sutton Hoo ship grave. According the Bede, Eadbald was initially a heathen, but was converted some years after his accession. The Christian iconography of this coin is notable. The fact that the coins were struck at London, in the East Saxon kingdom, has puzzled scholars, but it must reflect the status of the city and the extent of Eadbald's authority.
Maker(s)
Ruler: Eadbald (616-40)
This coin is an outstanding rarity, and one of the few sub-classes of the Long Cross series that the Museum lacks. It is also an exceptionally fine striking and it was certainly selected, if not specially produced, to turn into a piece of jewellery. Once again it is the reverse cross that was chosen for display, the rivitted pin and clasp being attached to the portrait Obv.
Maker(s)
Mint:
Canterbury
Ruler:
Henry III (1216-72)
Penny
Maker(s)
Ruler:
Coenwulf (796-821)
Moneyer:
Sæbeorht
Mint:
Canterbury
Wulfred
(Archbishop of Canterbury)
