Vikings
878-954 AD
Monetary System
The monetary system employed by the Vikings within England was based upon the European silver penny first introduced to Europe as the silver “denier” in France by Pepin in 755 AD (house of Charlemagne). We find that this new restoration of the old Roman denarius quickly spread throughout Europe and England was no exception. The English translation for “denier” was “penny” and this new silver coin was most likely first issued in England by Offa, King of Mercia (757-796). Within a few years, silver pennies were being struck by the Kings of Kent, the Archbishops of Canterbury and eventually by the Kings of East Anglia. The Danish invasion also adopted this monetary unit and the coinage which they struck also complied with the silver penny. This new denomination would become the cornerstone of the English monetary system for the next 500 years and remain as the base unit of account even into modern times. The silver half-pence appears around 871 AD in southern England.
Vikings
Aethelstan II (878-890)
AR Penny
Aethelred I (c 870)
AR Penny
Alfred
AR Penny
Alfred/Plegmund
AR Penny
Earl Sihtric
AR Penny
Siefred
AR Penny
Cnut
AR Penny
Regnald
AR Penny
Sihtric
AR Penny
Anlaf Guthfrithsson (939-941)
AR Penny
Olaf Guthfrithsson
AR Penny
Olaf Sihtricsson (941-944)
AR Penny
Regnald Guthfrithsson (943-944)
AR Penny
Sihtric Sihtricsson (942)
AR Penny
Eric Blood-axe (948)
AR Penny
Olaf Sihtricsson (948-952) second reign
AR Penny
Eric Blood-axe (952-954) second reign
AR Penny
