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Record ID: NARC-008995
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
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An incomplete silver Penny of Ecgberht, King of Wessex (AD 802-839). Portrait/Dorob C type. Minted by Diormod in Canterbury. AD 828-839. Diameter: 19.61mm, Thickness: 0.77mm, Weight: 1.3g The coin is missing a minor portion of its outer flan between 11-1 O’clock. North Vol I, P 118, No 573.
Created on: Friday 5th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E27CA9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An early-medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver penny of Ecgberht, king of Wessex (802-839), non-portrait type, dating to the period c. 828-839 AD. Minted by Ifa at the West Saxon mint (probably Winchester). As North 589; BMC xviii; Naismith W8.1.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Andover', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SUR-2215C9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of a silver early medieval penny of Ecgberht of Wessex (AD 802-839), portrait type dating to c.AD825-30, moneyer: Æthelmod, mint: Rochester (North 578var; Naismith R12.3var). Ref: North 1994: p.118; Naismith 2011: pl. 67-8, esp. R12.3a. The coin survives only as a fragment, approximately two-thirds of the outer circle missing, broken away along fracture lines roughly following the inner circle. There are crack lines across parts of the surviving flan.  Obverse has a diademed head, right, [...]BEORH[...]. Reverse has four crescents around a lozenge…
Created on: Friday 20th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 24th October 2023
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Record ID: NLM-B53642
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Silver coin. Penny of Alfred the Great (871-899), cf. Spink no. 1057, ‘Wessex lunette’ in fine condition, Obverse description: bust diademed and cuirassed right, pellet at throat, head breaks into inner circle. Initial cross pattee. Obverse inscription: +AELBRED  REX Reverse description: legend over three lines Reverse inscription: MON./HEREMOD/.ETA. Diameter: 19.0mm, Weight: 1.14gms, die axis: 6
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-280CEE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval silver penny in the name of Edward the Elder, probably a Danelaw imitation (see below for discussion), Horizontal/Two-Line type (North 649) dating 899-924, moneyer: possibly Beornferth (blundered). Ref: North 1991: p. 126-7.  Obverse: +EADVVEARD R[ ] retrograde Reverse: BE[ ]OrN/ENFI.  Measurements: diameter: 19.05mm; and weight: 1.38g.  The crude lettering, retrograde obverse inscription and blundered reverse inscription suggest that this coin is probably Danelaw imitation of the coinage of Edward the Elder although this is not certain. …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 29th August 2023
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Record ID: GLO-47F292
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
An Early Medieval silver penny of Alfred 'the Great' of Wessex (871-899), Cross-and-Lozenge type (North 629) dating to c.AD875-80, 'West Mercian' style, moneyer: Lulla. Refs: North 1994: 124; Naylor 2022 (in Naylor and Standley 2022): 93-6; Blackburn and Keynes 1998: cf. nos 53 and 54. Obverse: Bust diademed and cuirassed right. AELFRED REX SAX Reverse: Cross Pattee with central lozenge, cross saltire in the centre. Cross bar on each arm of the cross. MON/ETA/LVL/LA North 629
Created on: Friday 17th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2023
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Record ID: LIN-F27649
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
A fragment of an early-medieval silver penny of Alfred of Wessex (871-99), Lunettes type (not further defined) dating to cAD871-74/5, mint and moneyer uncertain. Ref: North 1994: 123; Lyons and Mackay 2008. The coin is broken along irregular fractures leaving approximately a quarter surviving.  Max surviving width: 13 mm; Weight: 0.39g
Created on: Wednesday 1st March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 26th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SUR-46FAA7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval silver penny of Edward the Elder and Two-Line Type (B.M.C. ii) dating to 899-924. The moneyer is Æthered and the reverse has the moneyer's name ÆĐER / ED MO (Æthered moneta) in two lines with three crosses between and a trefoil above and below. As North 649.
Created on: Saturday 10th December 2022
Last updated: Saturday 10th December 2022
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Record ID: DOR-21439D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete silver penny of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex (899 - 924) dating to 924. A two line reverse type with the name of the moneyer Sigeferth. Reference: As North Vol 1, no. 649, similar to EMC 1006.0101 Date: Late Early-Medieval Diameter: 22.0 mm Weight:  1.50 g Die axis: 9
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 30th January 2023
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Record ID: HAMP-4CF1D4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A damaged Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver penny of Ecgberht, king of Wessex (802-839), non-portrait type, dating to the period c. 828-839 AD. Minted by Beornehart at the West Saxon mint (probably Winchester). Similar to non portrait-type coin 589 in Jeffrey North's English Hammered Coinage (pg 119, plate 9 no. 25). The coin is broken nearly in half and is fragile but retains the central monogram and half of the lettering. The remaining inscription is clear. Obverse: Saxon Monogram with inscription [ +ECGBE ] ORHT REX Reverse: Cross pattee  with …
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2022
Last updated: Saturday 10th December 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-A2D5A2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A silver Viking imitation penny of Alfred the Great dating to the period AD 880-899. Two line type. Moneyer Ludig. Mint uncertain.  North Type 475/1, p. 107. This object was also recorded by the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 28th November 2022
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Record ID: NLM-FAF1BF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
An fragment of an early-medieval silver penny of Ecgberht of Wessex (802-39), 'portrait / Dorob C' type (North 573 / Naismith C78-C90) dating to c. AD828-39, mint: Canterbury; moneyer: unknown (no longer survives). Ref: North 1994: 118; Naismith 2011: plates 37-42. The only part of the coin now surviving is its centre within the inner circle, the rest having broken away around the line of the circle. Diameter: 11.2mm, Weight: 0.31g
Created on: Wednesday 19th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 20th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NARC-3714D5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete silver Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver penny of Ecgberht, King of Wessex (802-839 AD), Minted by Biornmod in Canterbury mint AD 828-839. Diameter: 21.40mm, Thickness: 0.88mm, Weight: 1.3g North Vol I, P 118, No 573.
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2022
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2022
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Record ID: SUR-EA50F0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A broken half of an early medieval silver penny, probably of Edward the Elder and Two-Line Type (B.M.C. ii) dating to 899-924. Reverse has an uncertain moneyer's name ([...]RN[...]F, possibly [BEO]RN[WUL]F) in two lines with three crosses between and a trefoil above and below. As North 649.
Created on: Wednesday 13th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2022
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Record ID: SUR-C4999A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A damaged Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver penny of Ecgberht, king of Wessex (802-839), non-portrait type, dating to the period c. 828-839 AD. Minted by Beornehart at the West Saxon mint (probably Winchester). As North 589; BMC xviii; Naismith W4. The coin has been folded over in two places, perhaps more likely by post depositional mechanical damage rather than intentionally.
Created on: Tuesday 5th October 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 5th October 2021
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Record ID: HAMP-940EE0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
An early-medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver halfpenny of Edward the Elder (899-924), Horizontal/Two-Line type (HT1; North 650), moneyer: Wulfheard, mint: Wessex (Winchester?). Ref: North 1994: 127. The coin is slightly bent but otherwise complete. Obverse: small cross pattee, EADVVEARD Rxx Reverse: moneyer's name in two lines divided by a row of three crosses, VVIII/+++/HARD As BMC ii, North 650, moneyer as North 649.
Created on: Friday 16th April 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th April 2022
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Record ID: OXON-89377C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval silver penny of Alfred the Great of Wessex (AD 871-99) dating to c.AD 871-5. Lunettes 'type A' (unbroken). Moneyer: Bosa at Cantebury. North (1994: 123) No. 625. Lyons and Mackay 2008: 44; 46-7. A small piece of the flan has broken away in old damage between 8 and 10 as seen on the obverse.
Created on: Wednesday 9th September 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 9th September 2020
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Record ID: SUR-60AC35
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published Find published
A fragment of an early-medieval silver penny of Ecgberht of Wessex (802-839), non portrait type dating to c828-839, moneyer: Ifa, mint: Wessex (probably Winchester or Southampton); North 590; Naismith W8.2. Ref: North 1994: 119; Naismith 2017: pl. 42 no 1175. Obverse: [S]AX/[O]NIO/[RV]M in three lines. Reverse: cross patteé.
Created on: Monday 9th March 2020
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
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Record ID: SF-06FF49
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A silver Early Medieval (Anglo Saxon) penny of Alfred (AD 871-899), Two Emperors Type, dating to c. AD 880-885. Beagstan moneyer. N 632. The coin has been recorded from digital pictures. EMC 2019.0279
Created on: Wednesday 23rd October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 19th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Camps', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: IOW-1819EC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published Find published
An incomplete and bent Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver penny of Ecgberht, king of Wessex (802-839). Non-portrait type, dating to the period c. 828-839 (North 589; Naismith W4). Minted by Beornehart at the West Saxon mint (probably Winchester). Initial marks: cross pattée/cross pattée. Ref: North 1994: 119; Naismith 2011. Obverse inscription starts at 3 o' clock. Obverse: +ECGBEORHT REX; In centre SAXON irregularly placed. Reverse: +BEORNEH[A]RT; Cross pattée. Diameter: 19.0mm. Weight: 1.36g. North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon …
Created on: Monday 12th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.


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