British Coins

Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf (796-821), Penny, Gp I, Canterbury, non-portrait type, Duda, coenvvl r·e·x around Mercian m, rev. d vd a in arms of tribrach moline, 1.45g/11h (Naismith C13.2e, same dies; BLS 6d, this coin; N 342; S 914). Good very fine, toned £1,200-1,500

Provenance: J.G. Murdoch Collection, Part II, Sotheby Auction, 11-13 May 1903, lot 27; Lord Grantley Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction, 22-3 March 1944, lot 851; R.C. Lockett Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 6-9 June 1955, lot 363; bt Baldwin 1961