Archbishops of Canterbury

Aethelheard (792-805)

798-805 Penny

ΛEDILHFΛRD ΛR
EP (for Episcopus)

COENVVLF REX
Mercian M
S 886A. Coenwulf as overlord.

Wulfred (805–832)

810–815 Penny minted in Canterbury

+VVLFREDI ARCHIEPISCOPI
Facing tonsured bust inside a solid inner circle flanked by a single large pellet on each side.

SAEBERHT MONETA
Monogram of Dorobernia Civitas (Canterbury) inside an inner circle.
North 240, S 888. Moneyer Saeberht. Wulfred was the first archbishop to place his own portrait on the coinage.

Ceolnoth (833–870)

854–864/70 Penny minted in Canterbury

Tonsured facing bust.

Moneyer’s name arranged on the limbs of (and around) a beaded/open cross.
S 894. Archbishop of Canterbury.

Kings of Mercia

Offa (757-796)

c.780-96 Penny minted in London

OFFA REX
Bust of Offa.

IBBA
S 905. London mint, moneyer Ibba.
792-96 Penny minted in London

+OFFA between two beaded lines across the field with REX below and M above, the M flanked by groups of three pellets.

Moneyers name in lunettes with crosses between the lunetes to each side, the moneyer's name is flanked by a cross and group of three pellets in the top lunette and by groups of three pellets in the bottom lunette. +DIO LA (LA retrograde).
Naismith and Naylor 2021 #21, PAS SUSS-42DD45. London mint, moneyer Diola. Discovery coin.
c. 785–793 Penny minted in London

OFFA REX
Bust of Offa.

CIOLHARD
Serpent
Chick 18. Moneyer Ceolheard. Light coinage. Around 15 known (2026).

Cynethryth (757-796)

757-796 Penny

ЄΘBΛ
Draped bust right, Latin cross behind.

CFN · EðRF · ðREGIN
Barred Mercian m in pelleted circle.
Moneyer Eoba. Unknown monogram (discovery).

Coenwulf (796-821)

ca. 810-822/23 Penny minted in Canterbury

COENVULF REX M
Diademed and draped bust right, breaking inner circle.

OBA MONETA
Plain inner circle containing cross pomée with wedges in angles.
Naismith C41.5i this coin, N 355, S. 916. Moneyer Oba.

Kings of East Anglia

Eadwald (ca. 798)

ca. 798 Penny

LD / EADVA / REX
Kings name in three lines.

LVLX
Moneyer's name quatrefoil, cross around.
S 947. Moneyer Lul.

Æthelstan (825-840)

825-840 Penny

AEDILSTAHP
Cross.

MONET MOH ?
Cross with pellets in angles.
S 951.

Kings of Wessex

Ecgberht (802–839)

828–839 Penny minted in Canterbury

ECGBEORHT REX
Diademed and draped bust of the king facing right, breaking through an inner circle.

BOSEL MONETA
Central monogram of Dorobernia Civitas (Canterbury).
North 573, S 1035. Moneyer Bosel. Group III.

Æthelwulf (839-858)

855-859 Penny minted in Canterbury

AEDELVVLF REX
Bareheaded bust right.

EDELN / OD MO / N E T A
Inscribed cross.
North 618, S 1051. Moneyer Ethelnoth. Phase IV (Canterbury).

Alfred the Great (871-899)

871-899 Penny minted in Canterbury

AELFRED REX DORO
Small cross pattée.

EADV AL MO
North 638, S 1069. Moneyer Eadwald. Ex Dr Tomlinson (1903), William Christian Boyd, Keith Bayford.