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68.—Ancient British Coins. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“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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69.—Group of Ring Coins. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“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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92.—Roman Eagle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A Roman coin showing the Eagle, the symbol of the Empire. Germany and the USA have also used the eagle for a symbol.

See Fig. 91 for the accompanying text.

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Added: 2010-09-20

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Coin of Æthelstan A Short History of the English People (1902)

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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122.—The earliest figure of Britannia on a Roman coin. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Then came the terrible revolt of Boadicea or Bonduca,—a merciless rising, followed by a bloody revenge. [. . .] The Roman dominion in Britain nearly perished in this revolt. Partial tranquillity was s [...]

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Added: 2012-07-26

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232.—Copper Syca. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Anglo-Saxon Coins and Seals; the White Horse The coins of a country are amongst the most valuable and interesting of its material monuments. “The study of coins is not to be considered as the province [...]

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Added: 2010-10-30

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233.—Silver Coin. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A silver coin, a sceatta (pronounced shottuh, roughly), from the Anglo-Saxon period. The little silver coin, Fig. 233, is called a sceatta. This is a literal Anglo-Saxon word which means money; and wh [...]

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234.—Silver Penny of Offa, King of Mercia. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

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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235.—Silver Penny of Regnald, King of Northumbria Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

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

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241.—Silver Penny of Eadgar, King of England Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

King Eadgar, or Edgar the Peaceful, ruled from A.D. 959 to 975, so this coin would be a little over a thousand years old.

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Added: 2012-09-22

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816.—Penny of Henry III Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

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Added: 2005-12-09

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817.—Penny of Edward I. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

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Added: 2005-12-12

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