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IV. THE YORK ARCHIEPISCOPAL MINT. 
(i.) HISTORICAL. • 
The Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria. 
Ecgberht, 734—766. 
The first Archbishop of York was Ecgbert, and there are silver 
coins bearing his name with A or AR for archbishop. Coins were 
struck by him during the reign of his brother Eotberht (who retired 
in 757), and also during the reigns of Ethelwald and Alchred. 
Two gold coins—one in the Bateman Collection and the other 
in the possession of Mr. R. B. Cook—were found at York, the 
latter coin on November 20th, 1849. They bear, between two 
crosses, an oval enclosing a cross with latticed work below, whilst 
the reverse has a central cross surrounded by an inscription, of 
which no satisfactory rendering has been given. 
Two uninscribed silver coins show a full face, and on the reverse 
an animal differing from those depicted on the coins of King 
Eadberht. These coins have been attributed to Ecgberht, and 
one, found at Carlisle, was sold for £16 5s. In York Museum is 
an uninscribed coin (79) bearing a three-quarter figure with crozier 
and ‘ animal ’ reverse. 
Ecgberht’s named coins are of three types : (i.) a mitred figure 
holding a crozier in each hand and alongside is the name 
‘ Ecgberht,’ whilst the reverse bears the King’s name ‘ Eotberht ’ 
(77). (ii.) A mitred figure with crozier in one hand and pastoral 
staff in the other (78). A coin of this type has realised ^14 10s.; 
and (iii.) which has a central cross surrounded by name and 
on the reverse a blundered rendering of the name of the King, 
Athelwald or Alchred. 
The earliest coin of an Archbishop of Canterbury bears the 
name ‘Jaenberht,’ and on the reverse the name ‘ Offa,’ King of 
Mercia, who conquered Kent in 774, so that the earliest ‘ Canter¬ 
bury ’ coin is at least seventeen years later than that of York. 
Three coins have been assigned by Lord Grantley as ‘St. 
Cuthbert’s pennies.’ 1 struck either at York or Chester-le-Street. 
They are of the reigns of Alfwold I., Ethelred I. and II., ranging 
in date from 774—796. 
There are no coins known of the succeeding Archbishops, 
Albert (^Ethelbert) and Eanbald I. 
1 B.N.J., 1911. 
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