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Great Britain. Kings of Kent. AR Penny, ND (struc

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
Great Britain. Kings of Kent. AR Penny, ND (struc
<Our item number 115813><B>Great Britain. Kings of Kent. AR Penny, ND &#40;struck c. 780, Canterbury mint&#41;.</B> North-200; S-874. 1.04 grams. <B>Ecgberht, 765-780 AD</B>. Small REX monogram &#40;&#34;Rx&#34;&#41; at center, EGCBERHT around. <I>Reverse</I>: Three registers: top and bottom with cross between foliated scrolls, VDD in center. Good strike on quite good metal, just very faintly porous in a few spots; edges a little ragged. Attractive dark gray toning. Extremely Rare, and overall a lovely example. <B>NGC graded EF-45.</B> <BR><BR><B>The first Anglo-Saxon silver penny,</B> this specimen found near Chatham in Kent. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;7,000 - 8,000. <I><BR>Ex Dr Jacob Y. Terner Collection &#40;by private treaty to the Millennia Collection&#41;.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 115813<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/115813.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/115813N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>