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 through to when the kingdoms were united by the dynasty of Edward The Elder in the late 10th Century AD. Many of these coins are extremely rare, even more so in good condition.
To the right you will see an interactive map showing the British Isles during the mid Saxon period. Click a kingdom to learn more about it and it’s rulers.
England was split in to 7 Kingdoms during this period, 5 of which produced coins. These were Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Kent and Wessex. Offa (king of Mercia) built a Dyke stretching from the Severn estuary to the north coast to keep the Welsh out of his kingdom. The river Thames divided Mercia & Wessex with London being occupied by both tribes at some point, likely peacefully for a time as we see joint issues of these two tribes. The Vikings successfully occupied Northumbria and East Anglia, centred in York, this must have created much unrest, many battles were fought and bribes paid. Eventually Edward The Elder, the last King of Wessex, and his son, Aethelstan united the kingdoms and a new ‘unified’ England was formed, which we still see in place today. Aethelstan created Burghs, each of which had a church and mint. The later part of this period saw kings proclaiming themselves as ‘king of all Britain(s)’ For more information on this click here.
Below you will find our Middle Saxon pennies which are currently available to purchase.
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Aethelstan AD 924-939 Silver Penny Main Issue Small Cross type York mint ex Ryedale Hoard
£4,250.00Code: CS145C
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Anglo Viking Alfred the Great AD 880-910 Silver Penny London Monogram type
£12,500.00Code: CV279
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Anglo Viking Cnut Kingdom of York AD 895-920 Silver Penny
£1,500.00Code: GS707
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Anglo Viking Danish East Anglia AD 885-915 Silver Penny St Edmund memorial
£975.00Code: CV54
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Anglo Viking Danish East Anglia AD 885-915 Silver Penny St Edmund memorial coinage.
£875.00Code: GS56
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Eadgar AD 959-975 Silver Penny
£1,250.00Code: GS59
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Eadgar AD 959-975 Silver Penny Pre Reform coinage 2 Line type ex Tetney Hoard
£1,100.00Code: CS154D
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Eadgar AD 959-978 Silver Penny Pre Reform 2 Line type
£750.00Code: CS152C
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Kings of East Anglia Aethelstan I Silver Penny
£1,950.00Code: RS517
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Kings of East Anglia Beonna c.758AD Transitional Silver Sceatta /Penny. An important piece
£6,950.00Code: KS427
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Kings of East Anglia Edmund AD 855-870 Silver Penny Alpha/Cross type
£2,500.00Code: CS137C
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Kings of Kent Cuthred 798-807AD Silver Penny Canterbury, rare
£6,950.00Code: RS646
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Kings Of Mercia Beornwulf AD 823-825 Silver Penny Group 2 Portrait London mint Extremely Rare
£12,000.00Code: CS134C
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Kings of Mercia Berhtwulf AD 840-852 Silver Penny Group I
£2,950.00Code: GS703
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Kings of Mercia Coenwulf 796-821AD Silver Penny Canterbury
£4,750.00Code: RS848
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Kings of Mercia Coenwulf AD 796-821 Silver Penny
£1,950.00Code: GS54
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Kings Of Mercia Coenwulf AD 796-821 Silver Penny Portrait type Canterbury
£1,750.00Code: CS133C
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Kings of Mercia Cynethryth, wife of Offa 757-796AD Silver Penny
£7,950.00Code: KS674
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Kings of Mercia Offa AD 757-796 Silver Penny
£3,750.00Code: CS567
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Kings of Wessex Alfred the Great AD 871-899 Penny – *Recent Pewter Copy*
£295.00Code: GS263
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Kings of Wessex Edward the Elder AD 899-924 Silver Penny
£1,850.00Code: GS68
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Kings of Wessex Edward the Elder AD 899-924 Silver Penny
£875.00Code: GS708
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