Anglo-Viking Coinages (ca. 885-954)

Danish East Anglia (885-915)

885-915 Penny

+SC EADMVND
Central A or alpha within inner circle, legend around.

ASTEN MONET
Short cross pattée within inner circle, legend around.
S 960. St. Edmund memorial. Moneyer Asten.

Viking Kingdom of York / Danelaw (895-920)

ca. 900-905 Penny minted in York

CNVT REX (as N X V C R T E - read S N E W, then clockwise from 7:00)
Patriarchal cross.

CVNNETTI
Small cross in a beaded circle.
North 501, S 993. Cnut type.

Kings of England

Eadmund (939-946)

939-946 Penny minted in Norwich
S 1107. Moneyer Manna.

Eadred (946-955)

946-955 Penny minted in Norwich

EADRED R
Crowned and draped bust right.

+ SPER[]LINC + M.ON
Small cross pattée.
EMC 2021.0019, S 1115. Moneyer Sperelinc. East Anglican issue. Only 4 specimens of this type (including this one) known to CNG (2024).

Eadgar (959-975)

ca. 959-965 Penny minted in York

EADGAR REX
Small cross pattée within inner circle.

ASFER / D MON
Moneyer’s name in two lines.
North 741, S 1129. Pre-reform two-line (horizontal) type, North-Eastern / York group HT 1. Moneyer Asfrithr.
ca. 959-965 Penny minted in York

EADGAR REX
Small cross pattée within inner circle.

ENINO / GODIA
Moneyer’s name in two lines.
North 741, S 1129. Pre-reform two-line (horizontal) type, North-Eastern / York group HT 1. Unknown moneyer ENINO-GODIA.
ca. 959-972 Penny minted in Norwich

EADGAR REX
Crowned East Anglican bust.

SVARTINC MONETA
Small cross pattée in an inner circle.
EMC 2019.0247, North 750, S 1138. East Anglian style. Moneyer Svertingr.

Edward the Martyr (975-978)

975-978 Penny minted in Norwich

EΛDPEAR REX ΛNGLX
Diademed and draped bust left within an inner linear circle.

BRANTINC M–O NORÐP
Small cross pattée in the centre of a large inner field, within an inner linear circle.
North 763, S 1142. Small cross type. Moneyer Branting.

Aethelred II (978-1016)

978-1016 Penny minted in Wilton

+ ÆDELRED REX ANGLOX
Bust left holding scepter.

ǷULFGAR M-O ǷILT
CRUX in quarters of a short cross.
S 1148. Moneyer Wulfgar. CRUX type.
ca. 1003-09 Penny minted in Stamford

ÆÐELRED REX ANGLORX
Radiate-helmeted, cuirassed/draped bust left.

GODAEG M-O STAN
Voided long cross with a pellet at the centre, superimposed on a quadrilateral whose cusps end in trefoils.
North 775, S 1152. Helmet type (the helmet has a prominent rayed or "feathered" appearance inspired by late Roman types). Moneyer Godaeg.

Cnut (1016-35)

1017-1023 Penny minted in Norwich

CNVT REX ANGLOX
Crowned and draped bust left within a quatrefoil.

ÆFIC ON NOR
Voided long cross superimposed on a quatrefoil, with a pellet at each cusp/apex of the quatrefoil.
North 781, S 1157. Quatrefoil type. Moneyer Ælfric.
1017-1023 Penny minted in old Sarum / Salisbury

CNVT REX ANGLORVMΩ
Crowned and draped bust left within a quatrefoil.

ǷINSTAN ON SERBI
Voided long cross with triple-crescent ends over a quatrefoil, with a pellet at each cusp/apex of the quatrefoil.
North 781, S 1157. Quatrefoil type. Moneyer Wynstan. Local dies.
1024-1030 Penny minted in Lincoln

CNVT REX AN
Helmeted and draped bust left, wearing a pointed helmet, with a sceptre held in front.

ASLAC ON LINCO
Short cross with a pellet in each quarter.
S 1158. Pointed helmet type. Moneyer Ásleikr. Cross behind head.
ca. 1029-1035 Penny minted in Lincoln

CNVT REX
Bust of Cnut with scepter.

PADLOS ON LIN
Voided short cross with a pellet at the center.
North 790, S 1159. Short cross type. Moneyer Padlos.

Harold I (1035-40)

1036-1038 Penny minted in York

HAROLD REX
Diademed and draped bust left.

DVFACAN ON EOF
"Jewel cross" — four oval lobes joined at the centre by two concentric circles enclosing a pellet.
North 802, S 1163. Jewel cross type. Moneyer Dufacan.

Edward the Confessor (1042-66)

1059-62 Penny minted in York

EDPARD R
Bust of Edward with scepter facing left.

ARNGRIM ON EOFER
Cross with square and pellets.
S 1182. Hammer type cross. Moneyer Arngrim.
1042-1066 Penny minted in Lincoln

EDPER REX
Bust of Edward with scepter facing left.

LEOFRIC ON LINCO
Cross with square and pellets.
S 1174. Moneyer Leofric.

Harold II (1066)

1066 Penny minted in London

HAROLD REX ANGLO
Crowned and bearded head of Harold facing left, holding a sceptre (tipped with pellets/quatrefoil design).

PVLGAR ON LVND
PAX within a tablet.
S 1186. Pax type. Moneyer Wulfgar. Braintree hoard (Bt 85).