Archaeologists have discovered 321 silver coins still wrapped in a cloth and lead pouch from a time in English history marked by upheaval due to the coronation of a new Anglo-Saxon king.

The first £1 coins featuring the King have entered circulation ... time that the sovereign has been changed on the Bank of England’s notes. To receive the best stories in your inbox every ...

The coins were made at a "turbulent" period of time in English history: Harold and Harthacnut were both the sons of Cnut, whose father Sweyn Forkbeard became the first Danish king to rule England.

A rare coin minted by a Viking warlord after he became a Christian king is "the first in the country" to ... who led a Danish invasion of Anglo-Saxon England and waged war against Alfred the ...

A rare 1,200-year-old King Offa penny ... archaeological finds in England and Wales and currently holds information on over one million items. "I'm delighted that the coin will ultimately be ...

This coin is also the very first coin produced on ... chosen to pay tribute to The King’s love of the natural world, depicting the rose of England, the thistle of Scotland, the daffodil of ...

known across England, which strengthens the idea that the first years of Edward's reign were not calm." Related: Anglo-Saxons plagiarized a Roman coin — and it's full of typos Anglo-Saxon coin ...