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One Penny (Silver), prior to 1066

Halfpence <<-- : -->> Silver Pennies, after 1066

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

Links

History of the Penny
Values of Silver One Penny Coins
Values of Copper or Bronze One Penny Coins
Coins of the UK Index
Main Pictures Index
UK Coin Values Index
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Gallery 2 - Copper Penny (1797-1860)
Gallery 3 - Bronze Penny (1860-1901)
Gallery 4 - Bronze Penny (1902-1936)
Gallery 5 - Bronze Penny (1937-1970)

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