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Anglo-Saxon and Viking Pennies
(Page updated 1st February 2010)
Coins shown are not to scale and are subject to availability.

Cat. No.

Issuer

Description

Price (£)

Photograph

SA-KFTW

OFFA of MERCIA

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Portrait Penny

Light Issue Portrait Penny, Canterbury Mint?, c780-792AD, c19mm, c1.2g.

+ OFFA REX +, Diademed bust right, cuirassed. / +EAL DNOD (Ealdnoth or Ethelnoth) in two lines, ornamental ends.

This example of Offa's portrait coin exhibits a reverse that is only found with his non portrait penny, see North no's. 317 obv./282 + 286 for rev.

S905 variant, N pages 87-89

EXTREMELY-RARE

£1,950

SOLD

SA-FDQU

VIKING, DANISH EAST-ANGLIA

- ALFRED THE GREAT

Gr. II Penny, c880-900?, c18-9mm, c1.4g.

Small cross within circle, ELFRED REX./BLAV | H EI

S966, N475/1

£1,600

SOLD

SA-DDJP

King of All England - AETHELSTAN

AR Two-line (HT 1 var.) Penny. North West, c23mm, c1.5g.

+ÆDELSTAN RE+, small cross / TET / VVL (2nd V is also inverted A) Tetwulf?, in two lines; trefoils above and below, three crosses between. S 1089, N 668.

RARE+, on a VERY-LARGE FLAN!

£1,350

SOLD

SA-BKFP

EDWARD the CONFESSOR

Small flan Penny, c1048-1050AD, c15mm, c1.0g.

EDP-RD REX. Diademed, draped bust left. / + SPETMAN ON LV, voided short cross, with legend.

S1175, N818.

£325

SOLD

SA-KFPJ

EDWARD the CONFESSOR

Hammer Cross Penny, c1059-62AD, c19mm, c1.3g.

+ EDPARD-REX, crowned and bearded bust right, sceptre before. / +ARNGRIM ON EOFR, (Arngrim of York) annulet in second quarter, voided short cross with central pellet, each limb terminating in incurved segments of a circle

S 1182, N 828.

£325

SOLD

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Cat. No.	Issuer	Description	Price (£)	Photograph
SA-KFTW	OFFA of MERCIA - Portrait Penny	Light Issue Portrait Penny, Canterbury Mint?, c780-792AD, c19mm, c1.2g. + OFFA REX +, Diademed bust right, cuirassed. / +EAL DNOD (Ealdnoth or Ethelnoth) in two lines, ornamental ends. This example of Offa's portrait coin exhibits a reverse that is only found with his non portrait penny, see North no's. 317 obv./282 + 286 for rev. S905 variant, N pages 87-89 *EXTREMELY-RARE*	£1,950	SOLD
SA-FDQU	VIKING, DANISH EAST-ANGLIA - ALFRED THE GREAT	Gr. II Penny, c880-900?, c18-9mm, c1.4g. Small cross within circle, ELFRED REX./BLAV \| H EI S966, N475/1	£1,600	SOLD
SA-DDJP	King of All England - AETHELSTAN	AR Two-line (HT 1 var.) Penny. North West, c23mm, c1.5g. +ÆDELSTAN RE+, small cross / TET / VVL (2nd V is also inverted A) Tetwulf?, in two lines; trefoils above and below, three crosses between. S 1089, N 668. *RARE+, on a VERY-LARGE FLAN!*	£1,350	SOLD
SA-BKFP	EDWARD the CONFESSOR	Small flan Penny, c1048-1050AD, c15mm, c1.0g. EDP-RD REX. Diademed, draped bust left. / + SPETMAN ON LV, voided short cross, with legend. S1175, N818.	£325	SOLD
SA-KFPJ	EDWARD the CONFESSOR	Hammer Cross Penny, c1059-62AD, c19mm, c1.3g. + EDPARD-REX, crowned and bearded bust right, sceptre before. / +ARNGRIM ON EOFR, (Arngrim of York) annulet in second quarter, voided short cross with central pellet, each limb terminating in incurved segments of a circle S 1182, N 828.	£325	SOLD