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Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf (796-821), Penny, Gp III and IV, Portrait type, Canterbury, Tidbearht, diademed bust right, rev. tidberht moneta, cross pommée over quatrefoil, pellet in each angle, 1.40g/9h (Naismith 44.1c, same obv. die; BLS Cn33; N 350; S 916). Slight edge split at 6 o’clock, otherwise good very fine, rare £1,500-2,000