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The Royal Crowns: From Penny of Athelstan

FROM PENNY OF ATHELSTAN.

THREE POINTS, EACH BEARING ONE PEARL.

FROM HALFPENNY OF ÆTHELSTAN. డై 52 5 THREE TREFOILS. FROM PENNY OF CANUTE.

PEARLS, AND PEARLED PENDANTS.

FROM PENNY OF EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, On King Alfred's own coins there is unfortunately nothing which can be recognised as a crown.

On the coins of Harold II. a crown is shown with arches, apparently intended to be jewelled, as is also the rim. There are also tassels with ornamental ends at the back of the crown (Fig. 5).

William I., on his Great Seal, wears a crown with three points, at the top of each of which are three pearls (Fig. 6), and on some of his coins a more ornamental form of crown occurs, having a broad jewelled rim and two arches, also apparently jewelled, and at each side are two pendants with pearl ends (Fig. 7). William II. PEARLED ARCHES. FROM PENNY OF HAROLD II.