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Great Britain. Kings of Mercia. AR Penny, ND (Can

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Great Britain. Kings of Mercia. AR Penny, ND (Can
<Our item number 115821><B>Great Britain. Kings of Mercia. AR Penny, ND &#40;Canterbury mint, struck c. 805-810&#41;.</B> North-344; S-915. 1.39 grams. <B>Coenwulf, 796-821 AD</B>. Cross and Wedges issue; Group II, Portrait type. Sigeberht, moneyer. Diademed and draped bust right; + COENVVLF REX M around. <I>Reverse</I>: Cross pommee with wedge in each angle; + SIGEBERHTI MONETA around. Crisp, clean strike on excellent metal, on a full flan. Attractive, quite even, dark brownish gray toning. The portrait here is of quite fine style &#40;finer than that of the Spink plate coin&#41;. Rare. <B>NGC graded AU-55.</B> <BR><BR>This coin a parallel issue with Cuthred, as it shares like portrait and reverse designs. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;4,000 - 5,000. <I><BR>Ex Wigan, Marsham, Richardson, &#34;Astronomer,&#34; Reynolds, Lockett, and Ex Dr Jacob Y. Terner Collection &#40;by private treaty to the Millennia Collection&#41;.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 115821<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/115821.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/115821N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>