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 ...
Pictured on just under half the coins is Harold II (1066), the last crowned Saxon king of England, and the other half feature William I, also known as William the Conqueror - the first Norman king ...
The first King Charles £1 coins have entered ... The Northern Ireland, Scotland and England Commonwealth Games coins take the top three spots of ChangeChecker's Scarcity Index.
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 ...