ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Coenwulf. 796-821. AR Penny (19mm, 1.34 g, 9h). Portrait type. Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Lul, moneyer. Struck circa 800-821. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 126
Lot: 1171.
Closing Date: May 29 2024 11:00 ET

British, Silver

Estimate: $ 2 000

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Coenwulf. 796-821. AR Penny (19mm, 1.34 g, 9h). Portrait type. Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Lul, moneyer. Struck circa 800-821. + CONVVLC VEX m, diademed bust right / + L V L within angles of long cross fourchée, with pelleted rosettes in each outer angle. EMC 2011.0243 (this coin); Naismith E10.2f (same obv. die); SCBI 67 (BM), 199; North 363; SCBC 919. Dark toning, uniform faint porosity. Good VF. Very rare.

From the Causeway Collection, purchased from T. Owen, December 2014. Ex London Coins 146 (6 September 2014), lot 2057 (since straightened). Found at Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire, 2011.


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