Cruciform coins
The period after 973 saw a tangible change in the appearance of the coinage which would remain more or less unchanged until the Renaissance. This change was introduced in a reform under Eadgar (959-975), the first ‘King of all England. From this point on the obverse of the coinage would always carry a royal portrait of the king with his name suffixed by REX ANGLO (King of England). The reverses also took on a new form, whereby the name of the mint and moneyer would appear around a central motif, often cruciform in design.
What follows is a depiction of all the types of coin minted under the late Saxon and Norman Kings. To navigate through this section, click on the name of each Monarch and you will be taken to details of their reign.
