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
About two thousand coins of this king were found at Hexham. Some
bear his own name and that of his father Eanred. The name is spelled
EDELRED, EDE[L]RED, AEILRED, AEDELRED, or AEDILRED, R or REX; and the
_reverse_, the moneyer’s name and a device; the varieties of moneyers’
names numbering about a hundred.
REDULF, 844.
About a hundred of his stycas were found at Hexham. _Obverse_, cross
and REDVLF, REDVVLF, REDVL, or REDVLE, RE RX or REX. _Reverse_,
moneyers’ name, of which about a score of varieties are known.
OSBERCHT, 848-867.
_Obverse_, name OSBERCHT, OSBERCHTE, OSBERCHE, OSBERCHEC, OSBRCHT,
OSBERH, or OSBVEHT; R, RE, or REX. _Reverse_, moneyers’ names, of which
about twenty varieties are known.
ÆLLA, 862-867.
It is doubtful whether the stycas said to belong to this king are
correctly appropriated.
HALFDEN, 875-883.
From the time of Halfden both sceattæ and stycas ceased to be coined. A
penny and a halfpenny of his were found at Cuerdale. _Obverse_, cross
and ALFDENE or VLFDENE, RX or REX. _Reverse_, moneyer’s name.
SITRIC.
_Obverse_, SITRIC COMEZ in two lines across the coin, with crosses
between; _reverse_, moneyer’s name in lines across the coin.
CNUT, 883-900.
Of Cnut no fewer than 2534 coins were found at Cuerdale in 1840.
_Obverse_, CNVT, CNVTI, CVNNETTI (differently abbreviated), CNT, etc.;
R, RN, RX, RIX, REX, etc. Some have a cross of various forms with the
letters CNVT terminating the four
C
|
limbs, thus V-+-T _Reverse_, extremely varied, with crosses
|
N
and other devices, and moneyers’ town or names, as EBRAICE CIVITAS,
MIRABILA FECIT, SIEFREDVS, etc.
SIEFRID, _circa_ 900.
_Obverse_, crosses and name, as SIEFREDVS, SIEVERT, SIEVERTI, or
SIUERT; R, RE, or REX. The cross with letters at ends of
CSIE
E |
D | F
the limbs occurs on some, as I --|-- R _Reverse_, names of
I | X
SRE
moneyer or town with cross, etc., and on some the word
X
|
REX X--|--R etc.
|
E
ALWALD, 901-905.
_Obverse_, ALVALDVS or ALVVALDV. _Reverse_, D[=NS] [=DS] REX in two
lines across the coin.
SITRIC, _circa_ 921-926.
_Obverse_, SITRIC REX in two lines across the coin divided by a sword;
SITRIC CVNVNC A with trefoil ornament; or L[=VD]O SITRC in two lines
with sword between, and hammer of Thor below, dividing the lower word.
_Reverse_, crosses and crescents and lettering.
ERIC, 927-954.
_Obverse._ ERIC REX A, or AL, EBOR, EF, EN, IO, N or NO, or TO, in two
lines divided by a sword. _Reverse_, moneyer’s name, etc.
REGNALD, 912-944.
_Obverse_, trefoil interlaced knot, or cross, and name, REGNALD CVNVL,
or REG CVNVNC. _Reverse_, cross or “Danish Standard,” and AVRA MONITRE
or BA[ldri]C NOTR AL, etc.
ANLAF.
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