English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman Coins — John Shaqi
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_, cross, “Danish Raven,” or interlaced trefoil knot, and the
name ANLAF, ONLAF or ONLOF, REX, or CVNVNC, T D or other letters.
_Reverse_, cross, Danish Raven, or Danish Standard, and moneyer’s
name, followed by MONETA, MONE, MONETR, MINETER, etc., etc. About
twenty varieties of moneyers’ names are known. One _reverse_ has the
moneyer’s name, RADVLF, in a line across the coin, with a flower and
leaves above, and flowers below.
_KINGS OF THE WEST SAXONS, etc._ ECGBEORHT.
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_Obverse_, profile, cross, or other device with name ECGBEARHT,
AEGCBEARHT, or HECBEARHT; R, RE, or REX; SAX or SAXO. _Reverse_,
crescents, tribrach, monogram, or cross and moneyer’s name, of which
there are about thirty varieties known.
ETHELWLF, 837-856.
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_Obverse_, cross, bust, or monogram, etc., and name ETHELVVLF,
ÆTHELVVLF, AETHLVLF, ETHELVLF, ETHELVVLFI, or other form; R, RE, REX,
or REXX. _Reverse_, cross, monogram, or other device, and moneyer’s
name. On some the titles of the king are continued on the _reverse_,
as CANT, SAXONIORVM, OCCIDENTALIVM, etc. About sixty varieties of
moneyer’s names are known.
AETHELBEARHT; 856-866.
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_Obverse_, bust with name AETHELBEARHT or AETHEBEARHT, RE or REX.
_Reverse_, cross or other device, and moneyer’s name, etc. The one
engraved bears in a cross the moneyer’s name [+] DEGBEARHT, and MO of
MONETA, the last four letters of which (NETA) are between the limbs of
the cross. Sixty varieties of moneyers’ names are known.
AETHELRED, 866-871.
_Obverse_, bust, or in one instance front of a temple, and name,
AETHELRED, ETHELRED, EDELRED, ATHELERED, or ATHLEDI; REX or REX ANG.
_Reverse_, cross, or other device, and moneyer’s name, of which about
thirty varieties are known.
AELFRED, 872-901.
_Obverse_, bust of the king on many coins, on others a cross or other
device, with the name ÆLFRED, ÆLFRD, ÆLFD, EL, ELFRED, or AELFRED; R,
RE, RX or REX; S, SAX, SAXONVM, etc. _Reverse_, various devices and
moneyers’ names, of which about two hundred varieties are known. Some
of his coins bear the monogram of London, or rather Londini, sometimes
with or without the moneyer’s name, and MONETA and others with
monograms of other places of mintage. The variety of forms and devices
upon Alfred’s coins is exceptionally great.
EDWEARD THE ELDER, 901-925.
_Obverse_, bust, cross, star, or other device, and name EADVVEARD REX
SAXONVM. On some there is no device, and the name is arranged in three
lines across the coin. _Reverse_, cross, building, bird, flower, or
other device, and moneyer’s name, etc., of which there are about 130
varieties known.
AETHELSTAN, 925-941.
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