SAXON SILVER ORNAMENTS AND COINS. 295 



All these four hoards were buried during Alfred's reign, and, 

 taken together, they form a valuable means of judging of the cur- 

 rency of that period, and of the troubles which occasioned their 

 secret deposit. 



Coins found at Trewhiddle, near St. Austell, Cornwall, 



IN 1774. 



The following are those which came into the possession of Philip 



Rashleigh, JEsq., of Menahilly, and are now in the Collection 



of Jonathan Eashleigh, Esq., (^1867^. 



Kings of Mercia. 



Offa.— A.D. 757 to AD. 796. Silver Penny. 

 Type, Ending, pi. iv, 13 ; Hawkins, 66. 

 Ohverse. : • F F S E E X 



The king's head in profile to the right, the bust reaching to the 

 edge of the coin. 

 Reverse. IBBS Weight, 17 1 grs. 



One letter in each angle of an ornamented cross, inclosed by a 

 quatrefoil of fine work. 



Coenvulf.— A.D. 796-818. Silver Penny. 



Obv. COENVVLF REX 05" (for Merciorum). 



Head in profile to the right. Type, End : pi. vi, 12. 

 Bev. pERHESRDI GOONETS Weight, 22| grs. 



A double cross, no inner circle. (The late Mr. Hennah of St. Aua- 

 tell had another coin of this type). 



Beornwulf.— A.D. 820-824. 



Type, this coin is engraved in Eud : App : pi. xxvii. 

 Obv. ©BEORNpVLF REX 



A very rude head in profile to the right, and within the inner circle. 

 Eev. © •.• GO •.• N •.• N ■.• S •.• Weight, 22 grs. 



A cross crosslet, within a circle. 

 N.B. This coin is the most rare and valuable of all the coins found in 

 this hoard, except perhaps that of Eani-ed. 



