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Auction 87  15 Jun 2017
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Lot 175

Estimate: 1500 GBP
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Kings of Kent, Eadberht Praen (796-798), type 2 penny, Canterbury, moneyer Æthelnoth, obv., 'm' with contraction bar over king's name æ – d / bearhe / rex, rev., tribrach dividing moneyer's name e[d] / [e]l / nod, 1.19g (cf Naismith C9A; N. 206/1; S. 875A), excavated, a complete coin in very fine or better condition, approximately 25% bent double either as a test for good metal in antiquity or by soil movement, surfaces otherwise undamaged and excessively rare. Provenance: Discovered in May 2016 near Tiverton, Cheshire and recorded under the Portable Antiquities Scheme (ref. LVPL-C15BG5). This piece appears to be from the same obverse die as the fragmentary example Naismith C9A, the only other coin of this type yet published.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2500
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