Early Medieval English Coins from the Collection of William MacKay

Kings of Mercia, Burgred, Penny, Phase IIA [H1/D], struck by the moneyer Ciallaf, draped and diademed bust right, +bvrgred rex m around, starting behind the bust, rev. fmon / +cialla / eta divided by two hooked lines, 1.13g/8h (MacKay Addenda p.233, this coin listed; N 426; S 940A). Edge chipped, with some hard green deposits on the reverse, about very fine; very rare with this drapery style £240-£300

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

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Found near Ogbourne St Andrew, Wiltshire in 2014 (EMC 2014.0319); DNW Auction 157, 20 February 2019, lot 183

The drapery seen depicted here is quite anomalous within the coinage of Burgred. One can find closer parallels within the London coinage of his Mercian predecessor Offa (cf. Chick 53-55). MacKay’s H1 is comprised of coins with quite varied obverse styles, and this variation probably reflects its early and experimental character.