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Halfpenny, William III

This wood-engraving shows the two sides of a halfpenny from 1699, in the reign of King William III of England. The coin has the King’s portrait on the front and Britannia seated in her chariot on the [...]

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Added: 2008-08-19

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Coin of Æthelstan

King Æthelstan ruled England from A.D. 924 to 940. This coin is inscribed “ÆĐELSTANRE” on one side and possibly “BIORNEARDMOLONDCI” on the other. There is also a somewhat crude likeness of the king.

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Added: 2006-10-24

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235.—Silver Penny of Regnald, King of Northumbria

King Regnald ruled the kingdon of Northumbria from A.D. 919-921; the index entry has it as King Reynold.

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Added: 2007-05-04

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816.—Penny of Henry III

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Added: 2005-12-20

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234.—Silver Penny of Offa, King of Mercia.

The silver coins of the princes of the Heptarchy are for the most part pennies. There is an extensive series of such coins of the kings of Mercia. The halfpenny and the farthing are the ancient names [...]

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Added: 2008-01-19

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69.—Group of Ring Coins.

“Ring-money, peculiar to the Celtic nations, undoubtedly existed in Ireland previous to the domination of the Romans in Britain. Although Cæsar says that the ancient Britons had no coined money, there [...]

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Added: 2007-02-06

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68.—Ancient British Coins.

“the great variety of British coins, of which we here present a group (Fig. 68).” (p. 22)

If you can identify these coins please contact me (liam at holoweb dot net).

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Added: 2006-12-02

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817.—Penny of Edward I.

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Places shown: England

Added: 2005-12-20

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