Ex Lord Grantley and Evans Collections, and the Delgany Hoard

CNG 90, Lot: 2371. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Coenwulf. 796-821. AR Penny (18mm, 1.29 g, 2h). Tribrach type. London mint; Pendwine, moneyer. Struck 797/8-circa 805. + C◊ENVVLF REX, Mercian M with horizontal line above; all within pellet circle / PEN DVV INE within angles of tribrach moline. Naismith L14a = Blunt, Coinage 17 = J. Evans, “On a Hoard of Early Anglo-Saxon Coins Found in Ireland” in NC 1882, 37 (this coin); SCBI –; BMC –; North 342; SCBC 914. VF, toned, edge chipped. Unique tribrach type penny for this moneyer.

Property of Princeton Economics acquired by Martin Armstrong. Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 1253; Finn FPL 13 (1998), no. 72; Finn FPL 9 (1997), no. 70; Spink Numismatic Circular XCVIII.6 (July/August 1990), no. 4230; Lord Grantley Collection (Glendining's, 22 March 1944), lot 852; Sir John Evans Collection; 1874 Delgany Hoard (IBCH 177).