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13 & 14 July 2022

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№ 68

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13 July 2022

Hammer Price:
£650

Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf (796-821), Penny, East Anglian mint (Ipswich?), Wihtræd, Late group, +coenvvlf rex m around bust right, rev. pintr+ed around beaded cross with pellets in angles, 1.17g/2h (Naismith E12.1; BLS 103; N 367; S 920). Chipped, edge crack at 5 o’clock terminating within the legend, porous surfaces, otherwise good fine, rare £300-£400

Provenance: Found near Bishop’s Stortford (Hertfordshire), February 2022 (EMC 2022.0081)