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Penny

This term has 5,434 records attributed within our system.

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Object name
Object category
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Narrower Terms used

10 pence
20 pence
5 pence
50 pence
fourpence
halfpenny
henny penny
threepence
twopence
Maundy money threepence

Equivalent Terms used

pence
pennies

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

England, Edward I, AR penny, class 10ab4, London, 1.32g.

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: Edward I (1279-1307)

England, Edward I, AR penny, class 10ab2, London, 1.35g.

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: Edward I (1279-1307)

United Kingdom, Victoria, AR penny, 1890.

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)

England, Edward I, AR penny, class 4b, Canterbury, 1.39g.

Maker(s)

Mint: Canterbury
Ruler: Edward I (1279-1307)

One of ten heavily clipped English and Irish silver coins:

Maker(s)

Mint: York
Ruler: Edward IV (1461-70, 1471-83)

One of ten heavily clipped English and Irish silver coins:

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward IV (1461-70, 1471-83)

Ireland, Edward I (1272-1307), AR penny, Dublin, class IVa, 1.36g.

Maker(s)

Mint: Dublin
Ruler: Edward I (1279-1307)

England, Edward I or Edward II, AR penny, class 10cf2b, London, 1.41g.

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: Edward I (1279-1307) (Or)
Ruler: Edward II (1307-1327) (Or)

One of eighty-two coins and medals from a collection bequeathed by Mr McKee (d. 21 May 2005, aged 78) to the Art Fund, which has allowed various public collections to make selections from it.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George VI (1936-52)

One of twenty-one modern coins:

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: Edward VII (1901-10)

One of eighty-two coins and medals from a collection bequeathed by Mr McKee (d. 21 May 2005, aged 78) to the Art Fund, which has allowed various public collections to make selections from it.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George VI (1936-52)

Ireland, Edward I, AR penny, Waterford, class Ib, 1.19g.

Maker(s)

Mint: Waterford
Ruler: Edward I (1279-1307)

England, James I, AR penny, second coinage, privy mark Rose (1605-6), 0.45g.

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: James I (1603-25)

England, Henry VI (1422-61), AR penny, Annulet issue Calais, 0.84g.

Maker(s)

Mint: Calais
Ruler: Henry VI (1422-61)

England, John, AR penny, Short Cross class 5b2, Canterbury, Simon, 1.19g.

Maker(s)

Mint: Canterbury
Ruler: John (1199-1216)

England, Edward I, AR penny, class 4c, Canterbury, 1.21g.

Maker(s)

Mint: Canterbury
Ruler: Edward I (1279-1307)

A medieval coin brooch

Maker(s)

Ruler: William II (1087-1100)

One of eighty-two coins and medals from a collection bequeathed by Mr McKee (d. 21 May 2005, aged 78) to the Art Fund, which has allowed various public collections to make selections from it.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George V (1910-36)

England, Edward I, AR penny, class 10ab5, Canterbury, 1.35g.

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: Edward I (1279-1307)

England, Edward I or Edward II, AR penny, Berwick, Blunt class IVa, 1.46g.

Maker(s)

Mint: Berwick
Ruler: Edward I (1279-1307)

One of seven modern coins and one medal:

Maker(s)

Ruler: George V (1910-36)

England, Stephen (1135-54), AR penny, BMC type 7, Warwick mint, Simund, 1.39g (broken and repaired). Ex J. Noble sale 70, 9 July 2002, lot 1580; ex Dr W.J. Conte.

Maker(s)

Mint: Warwick
Ruler: Stephen (1135-54)

Penny

Maker(s)

Mint: Winchester
Ruler: William I (1066-87)

One of two banknotes (Isle of Man, USA), and 124 19th- and 20th-century coins (United Kingdom 31, Guernsey 19, Jersey 21, Isle of Man 2, New Zealand 1, Irish Republic 45, Bhutan? 1, Chile 1, Mauritius 1, Vatican 2). Many of these have been purchased from coin dealers specifically to fill gaps in our collection.

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: George V (1910-36)

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