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Archbishops of Canterbury. Wulfred (805-832) Penny ND (c. 815-823) MS62 NGC, Canterbury mint, Saeberht as moneyer, Group III, S-889, N-240/1 (VR), MEC VIII-979, SCBI LXVII-760, Naismith-C46.2x. 1.34gm. +VVLFRED A | RCHIEPi, tonsured bust facing; 3 pellets to left and right / + SAEBERHT MONETΛ, DOROBERNIA CIVITAS in monogram form and within linear circular border. A very rare piece, and extremely difficult to encounter in such an exceptional state of preservation. Deeply toned and highly attractive, this specimen exceeds the grade of the Millennia example (an NGC MS61, though of a different moneyer), which realized a hammer of $12,500 in 2008. It needs to be noted, however, that the present piece does have a fairly extensive flan crack near the lower left side of the obverse. There also appears to be some previously applied resin to aid in the filling of this crack. Close and careful examination is greatly urged.
The coinage of Wulfred stands as the first archiepiscopal issues to make no reference to a monarch, thus ending the recognition of a Mercian overlord. While Wulfred initially was in good standing with Coenwulf, the king of Mercia, his program of granting land for assurances that his reforms would be maintained left the two in sour standing from 817 onwards.
Ex. Astarte Auction 1 (May 1998, Lot 401)
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 3000-5000 USD
Archbishops of Canterbury. Wulfred (805-832) Penny ND (c. 815-823) MS62 NGC, Canterbury mint, Saeberht as moneyer, Group III, S-889, N-240/1 (VR), MEC VIII-979, SCBI LXVII-760, Naismith-C46.2x. 1.34gm. +VVLFRED A | RCHIEPi, tonsured bust facing; 3 pellets to left and right / + SAEBERHT MONETΛ, DOROBERNIA CIVITAS in monogram form and within linear circular border. A very rare piece, and extremely difficult to encounter in such an exceptional state of preservation. Deeply toned and highly attractive, this specimen exceeds the grade of the Millennia example (an NGC MS61, though of a different moneyer), which realized a hammer of $12,500 in 2008. It needs to be noted, however, that the present piece does have a fairly extensive flan crack near the lower left side of the obverse. There also appears to be some previously applied resin to aid in the filling of this crack. Close and careful examination is greatly urged.
The coinage of Wulfred stands as the first archiepiscopal issues to make no reference to a monarch, thus ending the recognition of a Mercian overlord. While Wulfred initially was in good standing with Coenwulf, the king of Mercia, his program of granting land for assurances that his reforms would be maintained left the two in sour standing from 817 onwards.
Ex. Astarte Auction 1 (May 1998, Lot 401)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-archbishops-of-canterbury-wulfred-805-832-penny-nd-c-815-823-ms62-ngc-/a/3089-31149.s?type=CoinArchives3089
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 3000-5000 USD