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The evidence of Northumbrian coinage is particularly valuable in the ninth century, when contemporary written evidence all but disappears. [42] From the 740s until the end of the Northumbrian kingdom, coins were issued by most kings, although in variable quantities.
Elizabeth Jean Elphinstone Pirie FSA (14 September 1932 – 1 March 2005) was a British numismatist specialising in ninth-century Northumbrian coinage, and museum curator, latterly as Keeper of Archaeology at Leeds City Museum from 1960 to 1991. She wrote eight books and dozens of articles throughout her career.
During the ninth century, both kings of Northumbria and archbishops of York minted styca coinage. [2] The historian Stewart Lyon estimated that Wigmund produced coinage from between 837 and 846. [3] The coins issued by Wigmund were minted by a number of moneyers, including Aethelweard, Hunlaf and Coenred. [2]
Eadberht, however, as brother of the Archbishop of York, enjoyed the support of the greatest Northumbrian prelate. [7] Eadberht's reign saw major reforms to the Northumbrian coinage, and some coins name King Eadberht and Archbishop Ecgberht. Kirby concludes that "the indications are that Eadberht was bringing new prosperity to his kingdom."
The Northumbrian coinage is thought to have begun during Aldfrith's reign. Early silver coins, known as sceattas, appeared, replacing the impractical gold thrymsa as a medium of exchange. [58] Exceptionally for the period, Aldfrith's coins bear his name, rather than that of a moneyer, in an Irish uncial script. Most show a lion, with upraised ...
c. 750 – 14 October 1066: the silver coinage of sceattas petered out in Southumbrian England in the middle of the 8th century, to be replaced by a broader, thinner model of silver coinage modelled on that of contemporary Carolingian coinage. These new coins carried legends naming the king, moneyer and (later) the mint of origin.
Coins of the Hexham hoard in Manchester Museum. The hoard was divided and parcels of the coins from it were sold to a number of institutions, including: British Museum; [6] [5] the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle; [9] the Ashmolean Museum (who also had a portion of the bucket for a period of time); [10] Whitby Museum; [9] Manchester Art Gallery – where an unopened parcel from the hoard ...
Silver penny of Cnut of Northumbria. In 1840 a hoard of over 8,000 items (known as the Cuerdale Hoard) was found in Cuerdale, Lancashire, England.Around 3,000 Northumbrian silver coins bearing the inscription CNVT REX (King Cnut) were found as part of this hoard, indicating the existence of a previously unknown Viking King of Northumbria.