Early Anglo-Saxon Coins
BRITISH COINS, Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf, Penny, Large Portrait Phase [Gp IVC-ii], Canterbury, Deala, coenvvlf rex m around draped bust right breaking inner circle, rev. dealla moneta around cross-crosslet with pellets in outer angles, 1.28g/9h (Naismith C38.3, this coin not listed; BLS 53; N 356; S 916). Cracked and skilfully repaired, otherwise good fine, rare £300-400
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Provenance: Freeman & Sear Auction 7 (Long Beach), 22 February 2002, lot 658, and believed to be a then recently-discovered metal detector find