Pictures of Coins of the UK

by Tony Clayton

One Penny (Silver), prior to 1066

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History of the Penny
Values of Silver One Penny Coins
Values of Copper or Bronze One Penny Coins

Please note: as the images have come from a wide range of sources, they are not to scale relative to each other.

Edward the Elder (899 - 924)

Edward the Elder annexed all England south of the Humber Estuary.

Small Cross type Penny Moneyer: BONVS HOMOMO Courtesy of Sylvester

During the early part of his reign (895-902), in Northern England the Northumbrian Vikings issued coins, with this example possibly from York.

Cunnetti type Penny CNVT REX on obverse Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils

Aethelstan (924 - 939)

North Eastern type Penny Moneyer: Asulf Courtesy of Sylvester

Eadred (946 - 955)

North Western issue Penny Moneyer: Reded Denec S.1113 Courtesy of Spink

Eadgar (959 - 975)

Small Cross type Penny Moneyer: Herolf Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

Aethelred II (978 - 1016)

Long Cross penny Moneyer: Aelfsige of Barnstaple Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Long Cross penny Moneyer: Goda of Lydford Courtesy of Spink

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Cnut (1016 - 1035)

Quatrefoil type Penny Moneyer: Ulfgrim of York Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils

Short Cross type Penny Moneyer: Brunstan of Thetford Courtesy of Sylvester

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Harold I (1035 - 1040)

Long Cross Fleur-de-Lis type penny Moneyer: Aethelric of Oxford Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Harthacnut (1035 - 1042)

Arm and Sceptre type penny Moneyer: Wulfheah of Derby S.1168 Courtesy of Spink

Edward The Confessor (1042 - 1066)

Radiate type Penny Moneyer: Leofric of Sandwich Courtesy of Spink

Trefoil Quadrilateral type Penny Moneyer: Brunman of Dover Courtesy of Spink

Coronation (or Sovereign) type Penny Moneyer: Thor of York Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

Hammer Cross type Penny Moneyer: Deorman of Steyning Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

Pyramids type Penny Moneyer: Ifing of Winchester Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

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Harold II (1066)

Pax Type Penny, obverse Moneyer: Roscetel of York Courtesy of Michael Trenerry

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