Early Medieval English Coins from the Collection of William MacKay

Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf (796-821), Penny, Gp III, struck at Canterbury by Tidbeorht, draped and diademed bust right, +coenvvlf rex m around, rev. pincer cross, pellet at centre, wedges in angles, +tidbearht moneta around, 1.32g/6h (Naismith C44.2n, this coin; Lockett 3586, same dies; N 347; S 916). Unobtrusive edge chip, glossy toning over fresh surfaces, a really bold good very fine £1,500-£2,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Early Medieval English Coins from the Collection of William MacKay.

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SCMB January 1976 (H5404) [’EF except for small chip in flan, RR’: £1,000]; Sotheby Auction, 13 February 1986, lot 20; Larry Stack Collection, Sotheby Auction, 22 April 1999, lot 306; P. Finn FPL 17, 1999 (73)