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Anglo Saxon Money:- Penny
This is a silver penny of Queen Cynethryth, wife of Offa. Such coins are very rare finds and even more rarely do they come in good condition. This coin would have been made by hammering a flan of silver between 2 metal dies.
Tags: Archaeology, Coins, Numismatics, Offa, Women
Early Anglo-Saxon Money:- Sceat
This is a good example of a Sceat (Sceatta?). These prototype gold and silver coins preceded the more recognisable later flat silver pennies.
Found with a metal detector in a field near Ewelme in Oxfordshire, these are not common finds.
Found with a metal detector in a field near Ewelme in Oxfordshire, these are not common finds.
Tags: Animals, Archaeology, Coins, Numismatics
Weight
CANCM:2735 - Anglo-Saxon weight of Roman coins, worn down. Production period: Roman/Anglo-Saxon.
All images © Canterbury City Museums.
All images © Canterbury City Museums.
Wilton Cross
AN00131074_001_l. Gold, garnet-inlaid pendant cross with expanded equal arms springing from a central roundel set with a lightweight solidus of Heraclius (613-32). The coin is set in a filigree collar and depicts Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine…
Tags: Archaeology, Art history, British Museum, Coins, Cross, Jewellery, Numismatics, Roman
Bronze Scales
AN00031832_001_l. Bronze scales with pivoted suspension loop & 2 concave pans. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British Museum's Terms and Conditions…
Silver Coin (Penny)
AN00356336_001_l. Silver coin (penny) - Alfred the Great. Cuerdale hoard. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British Museum's Terms and Conditions…
Tags: Alfred, Archaeology, British Museum, Coins, Hoard, Numismatics
Metal Coin
AN00176380_001_l. Metal coin - Brihtmær (moneyer) and King Cnut. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British Museum's Terms and Conditions…
Tags: Archaeology, British Museum, Cnut, Coins, Numismatics
Metal Coin
AN00176292_001_l. Metal coin - Cnut, Viking leader in the Danelaw. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British Museum's Terms and Conditions…
Tags: Archaeology, British Museum, Cnut, Coins, Numismatics
Silver Coin (Penny)
AN00154384_001_l. Silver coin (penny) - Ingelgar (moneyer) and Eric Bloodaxe. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British Museum's Terms and Conditions…
Tags: Archaeology, British Museum, Coins, Numismatics, Viking
Silver Coin (Penny)
AN00361942_001_l. Silver coin (penny) - Cenrea and Burgred. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British Museum's Terms and Conditions…
Tags: Archaeology, British Museum, Coins, Numismatics