Anglo Saxon Moneyers W(Ƿ)

 

 

Image Description Notes

 

 

  • Æethelred II
  • 979-985
  • Penny
  • ǷALTFERÐ M-O GIP
  • First Hand Type
  • BMC iia, Hild. B1
  • 1.65gm/20.00mm
  • S 1144
  • N 0766
  • EX: CNG 63(21 May 2003), lot 1939, CNG 29(30 March 1994, lot 1595; Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1965, H2602

 

 

Ipswich; SCBI 09-Ashmolean:438(reverse die match) See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 217, coin 99 for a probable die match.
  • Edward the Confessor
  • 1062-1065
  • Penny
  • ǷICINC ON ǷIH[?]
  • Facing Bust
  • BMC xiii, Hild. Ac
  • 1.02gm/16.16mm
  • S 1183
  • N 0830 EX Lord Stewartby 1, Spink 16019(22 March 2019), lot 308(bt May 1978)
Worcester; possible die match to EMC 1988.0190

 

 

  • Edward the Confessor
  • 1048-1050
  • Penny
  • ǷILGRIP ON LINCO
  • Short Cross, sm flan
  • BMC ii, Hild B
  • 0.96gm/14.51mm

 

 

Lincoln. Rare mint/moneyer/type combination.

 

 

  • Cnut
  • 1024-1030
  • Penny
  • ǷINEMAN ON ÐEOD
  • Pointed Helmet
  • BMC xiv; Hild. G
  • 1.03gm/19.40mm
  • S 1158
  • N 0787

 

 

Thetford; SCBI 15-Copenhagen: 3866(die match); SCBI 45-Latvian:132(die match)

 

 

  • Cnut
  • 1024-1030
  • Penny
  • ǷINRED ON CANT
  • Pointed Helmet
  • BMC xiv; Hild. G
  • 0.93gm/18.40mm
  • S 1158
  • N 0787
  • EX: W. J. Conte Collection sold by CNG Auction 60(22 May 2002), lot 2219

 

 

Canterbury; SCBI 13 Copenhagen-194(die match)

 

 

  • Cnut
  • 1024-1030
  • Penny
  • ǷIÐRINE M-O EOF:
  • Pointed Helmet
  • BMC xiv; Hild. G
  • 0.95gm/18.50mm
  • S 1158
  • N 0787
  • Found near Thetford, Norfolk, March/April 2009

 

 

York; SCBI 13-Copenhagen: 902-903; Moneyer apparently only of York and beginning with the reign of Cnut and ending with Harold I.
  • Æthelred II
  • 991-997
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFELM M-O GIFEL
  • Crux
  • BMC iiia, Hild. C
  • 1.44gm/20.86mm
  • S 1152
  • N 0775
  • Found before December 2016 on the banks of the River Volga near Kazan, Russia
Ilchester; See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 213, coins 49 & 50 for a possible die matches.

 

 

  • Cnut
  • 1017-1023
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFGAT MO LIN
  • Quatrefoil
  • BMC xiii, x; Hild. E
  • 0.97gm/18.60mm
  • S 1157
  • N 0781
  • EX: Lloyd Bennett

 

 

Lincoln; SCBI 27-Lincolnshire:396(die match); Moneyer primarily of Lincoln and Shrewsbury.

 

 

  • Æthelred II
  • 997-1003
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFGIT M•O LIHER
  • Long Cross
  • BMC iva, Hild. D
  • 1.64gm/20.29mm
  • S 1151
  • N 0774

 

 

Leicester; this moneyer scarce for Leicester, known mostly at Lincoln.

 

 

  • Æthelred II
  • 997-1003
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFMÆR M'O GEOÐA
  • Long Cross
  • BMC iva, Hild. D
  • 1.32gm/19.23mm
  • S 1151
  • N 0774
  • EX: Keith Chapman, Williams Collection Part II, Spink Auction 18012(3 July 2018), lot 164(bt Baldwins August 1994); Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1990, no. 954; Doubleday Collection, Glendining(6 October 1987), lot 142; Duke of Argyll Collection(sold to Spink 1949); Drabble Collection, Sotheby(4-6 July 1939), lot 473; A. H. Baldwin Collection

 

 

Gothabyrig; SCBI 50-St Petersburg I:687(same dies)

 

 

  • Æthelred II
  • 1009-1017
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFMÆR ON GVÐA
  • Last Small Cross
  • BMC viii, Hild. E
  • 1.60gm/19.81mm
  • S 1154
  • N 0777
  • Found near Bialogard, Poland between 2010 and 2013

 

 

Gothabyrig; See BNJ vol. 28 (1955-57), 270-82 for more on this mint. This coin appears to be from a different obverse die as listed in the article and from the same reverse die as coin 8. Possibly the only one of this mint/moneyer/type combination in private hands.

 

 

  • Edward the Confessor
  • 1062-1065
  • Penny
  • ǷV[LFM]ÆR ON RVME
  • Facing Bust
  • BMC xiii, Hild. Ac
  • 0.92gm/17.60mm
  • S 1183
  • N 0830
  • EX: From the collection of Nicholas Rhodes sold at Spink Auction 18006(26 September 2018), lot 1590, purchased from Mark Senior in November 1993 for £130

 

 

Romney; SCBI 9-Ashmolean: 1039 and 1040; SCBI 30-American Collections: 649.

 

 

  • Æthelred II
  • 991-997
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFNOÐ M-O DOR
  • Crux
  • BMC iiia, Hild. C
  • 1.38gm/20.11mm
  • S 1148
  • N 0770
  • EX: Baldwin's Auction 80(8 May 2013), lot 2279

 

 

Dorchester

 

 

  • Cnut
  • 1017-1023
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFNOÐ RVM:
  • Quatrefoil
  • BMC xiii, x; Hild. E
  • 1.03gm/19.00mm
  • S 1157
  • N0781
  • EX: CNG stock number 733189; W. J. Conte

 

 

Romney

 

 

  • Cnut
  • 1024-1030
  • Penny
  • ǷVLNOÐ M-O EOFR
  • Pointed Helmet
  • BMC xiv; Hild. G
  • 0.99gm/19.00mm
  • S 1158
  • N 0787

 

 

York

 

 

  • Cnut
  • 1017-1023
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFELM ON GI
  • Quatrefoil
  • BMC viii, x, Hild. E
  • 1.14gm/18.60mm
  • S 1157
  • N 0781
  • EX WCN Online Auction 180517(15 May 2018), lot 1577265

 

 

Ilchester; SCBI 13-Copenhagen: 967

 

 

  • Edward The Confessor
  • 1062-1065
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFRI ON LVNDE
  • Facing Bust
  • BMC xiii, Hild. Ac
  • 0.93gm/17.80mm
  • S 1183
  • N 0830
  • EX: Baldwin's(ticket)

 

 

London; scarce type for the moneyer. No coins of the mint/moneyer/type combintion in the EMC/Sylloge database, or the BMC volumes.

 

 

  • Æthelred II
  • 991-997
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFRIC M-O COL
  • Crux
  • BMC iiia, Hild. C
  • 1.18gm/20.81mm
  • S 1148
  • N 0770

 

 

Colchester

 

 

  • Cnut
  • 1024-1030
  • Penny
  • Ƿ•V•L•F•R•I•C O•NL•VN:
  • Pointed Helmet
  • BMC xiv; Hild. G
  • 0.80gm/18.50mm
  • S 1158
  • N 0787

 

 

London

 

 

  • Edward the Confessor
  • 1048-1050
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFRIC ON LVNE
  • Short Cross, sm flan
  • BMC ii, Hild B
  • 0.84gm/14.00
  • S 1175
  • N 0818
  • EX: From the William C. Boyd Collection sold at Baldwin's Auctions Number 24(26 September 2005), lot 850; C. W. Pearson Collection of Dublin

 

 

London; SCBI 42-Southeastern Museums: 1177

 

 

  • Edward the Confessor
  • 1059-1062
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFSI ON: NORǷǷIC
  • Hammer Cross
  • 1.23gm/19.72mm
  • S 1182
  • N 0828
  • EX: Noonans Auction 327(10 June 2025), lot 14; Baldwins; Duke of Argyll Collection(ticket), Baldwin's. Lord Grantley(not part of the collection auctioned on 22 March 1944), L. A. Lawrence

 

 

Norwich; SCBI-9-Ashmolean: 960(die match); SCBI 20-Mack:1257(die match); SCBI 26-East Anglia:1327(die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 420, coin 1106 for a possible die match;

Lawrence had two collections. The first of which he sold in a Sotheby sale on 24 March 1903. Lawrence kept a catalogue of this earlier collection. The current owner of the catalogue has confirmed that this coin is listed. Prior to the sale, Lord Grantley was allowed to make selections for his own collection.

 

 

  • Æthelred II
  • 1009-1017
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFSIGE M-O EOFR:
  • Last Small Cross
  • 1.40gm/20.26mm
  • S 1154
  • N 0777
  • EX: Warsaw Numismatic Center Auction 57(7 June 2014), lot 44

 

 

York; SCBI 7-Copenhagen II: 322(die match)

 

 

  • Æthelred II
  • 979-985
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFSTAN M-O ǷINT
  • First Hand Type
  • BMC iia, Hild. B1
  • 1.37gm/20.60mm
  • S 1144
  • N0766
  • Found April 2009 near Castle Rising, Norfolk

 

 

Winchester; Very rare moneyer for this mint; SCBI 7-Copenhagen:1439; SCBI 20-Mack:834

 

 

  • Æthelred II
  • 979-985
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFSTAN MO LVND
  • Long Cross
  • BMC iva, Hild D
  • 1.48gm/19.50mm
  • S 1151
  • N 0774
  • EX: Davisson's; R. P. Mack(not in the Glendening Sale)(ticket); Duke of Argyll, sold to Spink 1949(ticket).

 

 

London; SCBI 20-Mack:949(this coin); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 229, coin 263 for a probable die match.

 

 

  • Æthelred II
  • 985-991
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFSTAN M-O STAN
  • Second Hand Type
  • BMC iid, Hild B2
  • 1.17gm/20.22mm
  • S 1146
  • N 0768
  • EX: Warsaw Numismatic Center Electornic Auction 150702(2 July 2015), lot 116259

 

 

Stamford

 

 

  • 1024-1030
  • Penny
  • ǷVLSTAN ON ECXCE:
  • Pointed Helmet
  • 0.98gm/19.26mm
  • S 1158
  • N 0787
  • Found on Saaremaa Island, Estonia, Spring 2014

 

 

Exeter; See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 262, coin 71 for a probable die match.

 

 

  • Edward They Confessor
  • 1042-1043
  • Penny
  • Ƿ•VLST:N O:N LV
  • PACX
  • BMC iv, Hild. D
  • 0.88gm/17.90mm
  • S 1171
  • N 0813
  • EX: Teutoburger Munzauktion GmbH Auction 88 Session 1(5 December 2014), lot 2140

 

 

London

 

 

  • Cnut
  • 1030-1035/6
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFǷIG ON CENTǷ:
  • Short Cross
  • BMC xvi, Hild. H
  • 1.16/17.58mm
  • S1159
  • N 0790
  • EX: Munten-en Postzegel Organisatie(MPO) Auction 46(23 May 2015), lot 3600

 

 

Canterbury
  • Æthelred II
  • 991-997
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFǷINE M-O ONOXN
  • Crux
  • BMC iiia, Hild. C
  • 1.54gm/20.07mm
  • S 1148
  • N 0770
  • EX: DNW 264(15 November 2022), lot 51
Oxford; SCBI 7-Copenhagen: 50(reverse die match). Scarce mint/moneyer/type combination.
  • Æthelred II
  • 997-1003
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFǷINE M•O L•VND
  • Long Cross
  • BMC iva, Hild. D
  • 1.16gm/19.16mm
  • S 1151
  • N 0774
London; SCBI 50-St Petersburg I: 861(die match); SCBI 65-Norwegian I: 734(die match)

 

 

  • Æthelred II
  • 997-1003
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFǷINE MO ON OXN
  • Long Cross
  • BMC iva, Hild D
  • 1.54gm/20.06mm
  • S 1151
  • N 0774
  • From the C. J. Sabine Collection sold at CNG Electronic Auction 542(19 July 2023), lot 580

 

 

Oxford; SCBI 9-Ashmolean: 517 &572 (die match)

 

 

  • Cnut
  • 1030-1035/6
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFǷINE ON COL:
  • Short Cross
  • BMC xvi, Hild. H
  • 1.13gm/17.00mm
  • S 1159
  • N 0790
  • EX: CNG stock number 32764; W. J. Conte Collection; Captain "Peter" Arnot Collection sold by Buckland, Dix, and Wood(21 March 1995), lot 228

 

 

Colchester; SCBI 36-Berlin: 754(die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 259, coin 39 for a probable die match.

 

 

  • Harold I
  • 1038-1040
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFǷINE ON BRIC
  • Fleur de Lis
  • BMC v, vi; Hild. B
  • 1.08gm/18.10mm
  • S 1165
  • N 0803

 

 

Bristol

 

 

  • Harold I
  • 1038-1040
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFǷINE O GRA
  • Fleur de Lis
  • BMC v, vi; Hild. B
  • 1.09gm/17.59mm
  • S 1165
  • N 0803
  • Found March 2017 near Walsingham, Norfolk

 

 

Cambridge; EMC 2018.0254(this coin)

 

 

  • Edward The Confessor
  • 1044-1046
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFǷINE ON HVNT:
  • Radiate/Small Cross
  • BMC i, Hild. A
  • 0.96gm/17.41mm
  • S 1173
  • N 0816
  • Found near Hastings, mid June 2015

 

 

Huntingdon; EMC: 2018.0285(this coin). See Eaglen BNJ 69(1999), these dies not listed.

 

 

  • Edward the Confessor
  • 1048-1050              
  • Penny
  • ǷVLSIE ON GIP
  • Short Cross, sm flan
  • BMC ii, Hild B
  • 1.08gm/13.87mm
  • S 1175
  • N 0818    
  • Found near Ipswich between February and September 2013

 

 

Ipswich; SCBI 26-East Anglian: 1280-1281; SCBI 48-Northern: 1025. See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 372, coin 439 for a possible die match
  • Edward the Confessor
  • 1048-1050
  • Penny
  • ǷVLSIGE ON LVN
  • Short Cross, sm flan
  • BMC ii, Hild B
  • 1.16gm/14.82mm
  • S 1175
  • N 0818
London; SCBI 17-Midland: 376

 

 

  • Æthelred II
  • 997-1003
  • Penny
  • ǷYNSTAN MΩO BAÐ
  • Long Cross
  • BMC iva, Hild. D
  • 1.63gm/20.00mm
  • S 1151
  • N 0774
  • EX: Davisson's; H.J. Marr Collection(dispersed by Spink in 1965)

 

 

Bath; SCBI 7-Copenhagen: 28(die match); SCBI 24-West Country: 509(die match)

 

 

  • Æthelred II
  • 1003-1009
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFSTAN MO LVN
  • Helmet
  • BMC viii, Hild. E
  • 1.00gm/19.00mm
  • S 1152
  • N 0775
  • EX: Mike Vosper;  W. Howarth Collection

 

 

London

 

 

  • Edward the Confessor
  • 1048-1050
  • Penny
  • ǷVLǷI ON LVND
  • Short Cross, sm flan
  • BMC ii, Hild B
  • 0.92gm/14.80mm
  • S 1175
  • N 0818
  • EX: Bonhams Knightsbridge Sale 17955(28 April 2010), lot 830, part of

 

 

London; SCBI 20-Mack; 1164(die match)

 

 

  • Edward the Confessor
  • 1059-1062
  • Cut 1/2 Penny
  • ǷVL[ǷI ON BED]EFOR
  • Sovereign/Hammer Cross Mule
  • BMC ix, Hild. H/BMC xi, Hild. G
  • 0.66gm/19.60mm
  • S 1181/1182
  • N 0827/0828
  • EX: DNW Auction 12 December 2016, lot 2168

 

 

Bedford; EMC 1997.0158(this coin); One other in the EMC/Sylloge data base from this mint but a different moneyer,Sylloge 30-American Collections: 0622; There are a total of 13 mules of these two types listed in the data base. F. Elmore-Jones exhibited a mule penny of this type at a British Numismatic Society meeting in November 1946 (BNJ 25, p.100)

 

 

  • Cnut
  • 1017-1023
  • Penny
  • ǷYNSIGE ON BR•IC:
  • Quatrefoil
  • BMC xiii, x; Hild. E
  • 0.92gm/18.95mm
  • S 1157
  • N 0785
  • EX: Antykwariat Numizmatyczny(Michal Niemczyk) Auction 30(25 September 2021) lot 103

 

 

Bristol; SCBI 13-Copenhagen: 100-104(similar but no die matches). This coin is a rare varient with a diademed bust and is North 785

 

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