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Series H Pennies are a series of pennies largely found within and around the site of Hamwic where the majority were probably minted. Series H pennies are divided into 3 types, Type 39, Type 48 and Type 49. Type 39 and Type 49 were probably minted in Hamwic where as the origin of type 48 is less clear.

Name
The name for the coins comes from work to organise anglo-saxon coinage by Stuart Rigold in the 1960s.

Type 39
Findspot distribution makes a strong case for Type 39 coins having been minted in Hamwic.

The coins of this type appear to have been struck around the year 720 and share a similar design to the contemporary series U type 23b. Their silver content was around 70% or below.

Type 49
Findspot distribution makes a strong case for Type 49 coins having been minted in Hamwic. The design appears to have in part been derived from the Type 39. A large range of styles and numbers of dies suggests it was struck for a fairly prolonged period. Potentially one or two decades.

Type 48
The broader range of findspots for type 48 coins means there origin is unclear. They are included in series H on stylistic grounds. These same stylelistic grounds suggest a mint somewhere in southern Wessex as a source. A type 48 found in Ostia was at the time the oldest Anglo-saxon coin found in italy.