Anglo Saxon Portrait Penny of Coenwulf, King of Mercia

£1,375 / $2750

An extremely rare Anglo Saxon penny of Coenwulf King of Mercia 796-821 AD.

This coin has been recorded with the EMC at the FitzWilliam Museum, Cambridge. EMC number 2008.0014.

 Only 6 coins of this type and moneyer have been recorded.

The obverse shows a diademed bust of Coenwulf right +COENVVLF REX M.

The reverse PO / d / E / L+ around lozenge with cross at each angle .

The coin has been professionally straightened and has a slight crease between 8 and 12 o'clock on obverse.

 It is none the less an extremely rare coin and would grace any collection.

1.2 grams

The entry in the corpus is as follows:

EMC number 2008.0014 (Ref: Reported) State: Mercia (757-879),

Ruler: Coenwulf (796-821) Type: N 370 (Cn. 110, 113) (798-821)

 Mint: East Anglian (uncertain),

moneyer: Wodel (POdEL).

Findspot: Oxborough, near, Norfolk, England (TF 7401)

Obv. +COENVVLF REX M Rev. PO / d / E / L+