Coins

Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf (796-821), Penny, Gps III and IV, Portrait type, Canterbury, Diormod, diademed bust right, rev. diormod moneta, voided pincer cross, wedge in each angle, pellet in centre, 1.34g/6h (EMC 2015.0111; Naismith C39.1; BLS 37, 44; N 347; S 916). Small flan split at 6 o’clock and slightly bent, otherwise about very fine, rare £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Found in Lincolnshire 2015, EMC 2015.0111; DNW Auction 131, 10 June 2015, lot 53