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ANGLO-SAXON, Archbishops of Canterbury. Wulfred. 805-832. AR Penny (20mm, 1.35 g, 3h). Canterbury mint; Sæbeorht, moneyer. Struck circa 828-832. + VVLFREDI ΛRCHIEPISCOPI, tonsured bust facing, extending to edge of flan; pellets flanking neck / + SAEBEREHT mONETA, monogram of Dorobernia civitas within plain circle. Grierson 102; Naismith C46.1j = EMC 2009.0190 (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 757 (same dies); North 240; SCBC 888. Toned, slight edge loss and light crease. VF. Rare.
From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins, purchased from Baldwin's, 2010. Ex Dix, Noonan, & Webb 83 (30 September 2009), lot 3816. Found in Lincolnshire by 2009.
'In southern England the general pattern of the penny coinage remained that established in the last quarter of the eighth century, but its details were determined by changes in the balance of power between the various kingdoms. Canterbury retained its importance throughout the century, minting for the archbishops down to Plegmund (890-923), for the kings of Mercia and Kent alternately... and for the kings of Wessex thereafter.' Grierson, p. 47.
From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins, purchased from Baldwin's, 2010. Ex Dix, Noonan, & Webb 83 (30 September 2009), lot 3816. Found in Lincolnshire by 2009.
'In southern England the general pattern of the penny coinage remained that established in the last quarter of the eighth century, but its details were determined by changes in the balance of power between the various kingdoms. Canterbury retained its importance throughout the century, minting for the archbishops down to Plegmund (890-923), for the kings of Mercia and Kent alternately... and for the kings of Wessex thereafter.' Grierson, p. 47.