Anglo Saxon Coins Some Excellent Specimens

Anglo Saxon coin depicting Coenwulf, King of Mercia 805-810
The Anglo Saxon coin you see to your left is a very famous metal detector find, the lucky chap who found this was reported to have been offered £357,832 from an American collector, which at the time of finding it, sparked a bidding war with the British museum, as the experts had described the Anglo Saxon coin as "the find of the last 100 years". (not bad for an afternoon walk on a river bank with his pet dog and his trusty metal detector in hand).
At the end of the bidding war the American collector didn't get his hands on this wonderful Anglo Saxon coin the British museum managed to keep it in the Country (I'm glad they did, after all its part of our heritage), This particular Anglo Saxon Coin was made from just over 85 % pure gold, weighing an impressive 4.33 grams and showing almost no sign of wear, This coin was apparently never intended for spending, but more of a token trade coin, I suppose because of the enormous gold value, and would probably have been used with foreign trade, but thats just my thoughts, Apparently it is the the most significant find because it is the earliest gold coin with the name of an English ruler intended as part of a circulating trade currency, although there have been 7 other gold Anglo Saxon coins found cast between 670 and 1257 this is the most expensive and significant of all of them.
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ELK EXT RARE Silver SAXON penny of EADWIG c955 59 | ![]() |
0 Bid | £195.00 | 1d 15h 25m |
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CNUT 1016 1035 PENNY NORWICH QVATREFOIL EF | ![]() |
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£390.00 | 2d 6h 24m |
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ANGLO SAXON SCEATTA CORE | ![]() |
0 Bid | £.99 | 2d 15h 40m |
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EDWARD THE CONFESSOR PENNY 1042 1066 YORK GVF | ![]() |
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£390.00 | 2d 16h 3m |
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Saxon Edward The Confessor | ![]() |
6 Bids | £38.00 | 2d 18h 8m |
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Unknown Saxon Coin fragments | ![]() |
5 Bids | £24.00 | 2d 18h 16m |
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EADWEARD II PATTERN HMARK SILVER PROOF ROYAL SOVEREIGNS | ![]() |
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£13.95 | 2d 19h 37m |
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EADWEARD I PATTERN HMARK SILVER PROOF ROYAL SOVEREIGNS | ![]() |
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£13.95 | 2d 19h 38m |
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COENWULF PATTERN HMARK SILVER PROOF ROYAL SOVEREIGNS | ![]() |
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£13.95 | 2d 20h 4m |
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LUDICA PATTERN HALLMARK SILVER PROOF ROYAL SOVEREIGNS | ![]() |
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£13.95 | 2d 20h 6m |
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AETHELBERT PATTERN HLMARK SILVER PROOF ROYAL SOVEREIGNS | ![]() |
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£13.95 | 2d 20h 13m |
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AETHELWOLF PATTERN HLMARK SILVER PROOF ROYAL SOVEREIGNS | ![]() |
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£13.95 | 2d 20h 15m |
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HAROLD I PATTERN HMARK SILVER PROOF ROYAL SOVEREIGNS | ![]() |
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£13.95 | 2d 20h 21m |
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CNUT PATTERN HALLMARK SILVER PROOF ROYAL SOVEREIGNS | ![]() |
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£13.95 | 2d 20h 23m |
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WIGLAF PATTERN HALLMARK SILVER PROOF ROYAL SOVEREIGNS | ![]() |
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£13.95 | 2d 20h 39m |
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EDWARD CONFESSOR YORK SAXON HAMMERED PENNY COIN 018527 | ![]() |
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£425.00 | 2d 20h 48m |
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CNUT SAXON HAMMERED SHORT CROSS PENNY COIN 018526 | ![]() |
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£350.00 | 2d 20h 51m |
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ALFRED PENNY EXETER MINTAN ASHMORE COIN | ![]() |
0 Bid | £6.00 | 3d 16h 38m |
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SAXON CNUT HAMMERED SILVER SHORT CROSS PENNY | ![]() |
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£385.00 | 3d 17h 11m |
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EADBERHT PRAEN PENNYAN ASHMORE COIN | ![]() |
0 Bid | £6.00 | 4d 17h 12m |































