Anglo Saxon & Viking Coins
Anglo Saxon & Viking coins for sale
Silbury Coins specialise in this unique area or British history. Our range of Saxon and Viking coins for sale span a period of almost 400 years. Our coins, available to purchase today range from the Early Saxon, the Middle Saxon and Late Saxon periods. You will see a good selection of Sceats (sometimes called Sceatta), Thrymsa’s (also called Shillings), broad flan pennies and occasionally cut coins in addition to a small range of Viking coinage. All of the coins you see listed are available to purchase online. Please take a moment to browse our Saxon and Viking coin collection using the options below. We are interested in buying Anglo Saxon and Viking coins, please get in touch if you wish to sell something.
For further information on the Anglo Saxon Period in Britian click here.
Click the ‘Middle Saxon Period’ category below to find an interactive map showing the British Isles during the mid Saxon period, split in to Kingdoms, 5 of which produced coins.
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Early Saxon Period Thrymsas, Sceats & Stycas AD 620-900
The withdrawal of Roman forces from Britain in the 5th Century AD led to a rapid demise in society including areas such as coinage. In fact there was nearly two hund... -
Middle Saxon Period AD 757-973
Middle Saxon Period coins for sale. Starting with the first prototype penny in AD 758 struck by king Beonna in the Kingdom of East Anglia and spanning right throug...
Late Saxon Period AD 973-1066
Late Saxon Period coins for sale. In AD 973 ...
Viking Coinage AD 885-954
Anglo Viking coins for sale. Viking Coinage from the kingdoms of York (AD 895-920), East Anglia (AD 885-915), Southern Danelaw (AD 880-910) and Hiberno-Norse Vikings of York (AD 919-954). The penny...
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Latest News
New Ancient coins listed!
A small selection of Greek, Roman & Byzantine coins have been listed this week, a gold Stater of Philip II and Electrum stater from Carthage, together with a run of Tiberius denarii from the Helmingham hoard (Suffolk). Ending with gold solidi dating to the end of the Roman Empire, Zeno was the last in a long line of emperors before the Byzantine Empire took hold.An exciting group of Iron Age coins has been listed today, gold staters, quarter staters and silver from all of the coin issuing tribes, the stars include the best Dobunni Eisu stater we’ve ever seen (yes, it really is that good!) and an excessively rare silver unit of Verica, arguably the finest known.
A nice selection of British coins have been listed today, starting with some really rare sceat’s, an example of the rarely seen Aelfwald II’s short lived coinage and the coveted ‘Fledgling type’ from the Secondary series.
Still with the Saxon’s a selection of pennies of Aethelred and Edward the Confessor then important Medieval pieces like Robert the Bruce of Scotland and Oliver Cromwell.
More to come tomorrow!
