English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman CoinsJewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
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English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman Coins
Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
Coins, British; Numismatics -- Great Britain; Tokens -- Great Britain
_Obverse_, bust, and name BERHTVLF or BERHTVVLF REX or REX M.
_Reverse_, moneyer’s name, with cross, etc.; one has a tall cross
between T A, and another the Christian monogram [CR] within the inner
circle. About twenty moneyers are known.
BURGHRED, 852-874.
_Obverse_, bust, and name BVRGRED or BVRGRD; RE, REX, or RECX M.
_Reverse_, moneyer’s name, usually in a line across the middle of
the coin with MON above and ETA below. About one hundred and fifty
varieties of moneyers’ names are known.
CEOLVVLF II., 874.
The coins of this last of the Mercian kings are not very satisfactorily
to be distinguished from those of Ceolvvlf I. They bear a bust and
CIOLVVLF or CEOLVVLF REX.
_KINGS OF THE EAST ANGLES._ BEONNA.
Beonna or Beorn was contemporary with Offa. _Obverse_, BEONNA REX.
_Reverse_, a cross within a square, from whose angles lines of dots
project, and letters.
EADVALD, 819-827.
_Obverse_, EADVALD REX in three lines. _Reverse_, moneyer’s name.
ÆTHELSTAN I., _circa_ 828-837.
_Obverse_, bust or letter A, and name ETHELTTAN or ETHELZTAN REX or REX
ANG. _Reverse_, moneyer’s name, of which several varieties are known.
ETHELWARD, _circa_ 837-850.
Same general character as the others, with ETHELWARD, AETHELVVEARD,
ETHELVVEARD, or ETHELOARO, RE or REX. _Reverse_, crosses and moneyers’
names.
BEORHTRIC, _circa_ 852.
_Obverse_, letter A or AM, and name BEORHTRIC, BEORMIRIC, or
BEORCHTRIC, RE or REX. _Reverse_, moneyer’s name, etc.
EADMUND, OR ST. EADMUND, 855-870.
_Obverse_, letter A or cross and crescent, and name EADMVND or ADMVND;
RE, RX, or REX, AN. _Reverse_, moneyers’ names, etc., of which above
thirty varieties are known.
ÆTHELSTAN II., 870-890.
_Obverse_, letter A or cross and name EDELSTIN, EDELSTAN, EDILARE,
etc.; R, RE, or REX, A or AN. _Reverse_, moneyer’s name, of which
several varieties are known.
_KINGS OF NORTHUMBERLAND._ ECGFRITH,
670-685.
_Obverse_, cross and name ECGFRID REX. _Reverse_, radiated cross and
LVX.
ALDFRID, 685-705.
_Obverse_, cross and name ALDFRIDVS. _Reverse_, a four-footed animal.
EADBERHT, 737-758.
Nothing can be definitely asserted as to the coins of this king; those
ascribed to him may belong to Ecgberht.
MOLL ETHILWALD, 759-765.
Two coins have been attributed to him, the name on the _obverse_ being
on one EDI[L]HD[L]V, and on the other ATHBADIV.
ALCHRED, 765.
Coins supposed to belong to him bear the name ALCHRED or A[L]CHRED.
ELFWALD, 779-788.
Some sceattæ bearing the word E[L]FVA[L]V or VALD[F][E]LA on one side,
and a quadruped on the other, have been ascribed to him.
HEARDULF, 794-806.
_Obverse_, HEARDVLF. _Reverse_, moneyer’s name, of which six are known.
ELFWALD II., 806-808.
The coins assigned to this king are uncertain.
EANRED, 808-840.
About two thousand coins of Eanred were found some years back at
Hexham. His name is variously spelled, as EANRED REX, and the like, and
the variety of names of moneyers numbers about a hundred.
ÆTHELRED II., 840-848.
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