Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Kent. Eadberht Praen. Circa 796-798. AR Penny (18mm, 1.34 g, 12h). Three-line type. Canterbury mint; Æthelmod, moneyer. Struck 796-797/8. EAD/BEAR(HT)/ REX in three lines; triple pellet to lower left / ·Λ· ·m· · Λ·/ :+: ÆÐ:ELO/M:O:D· in three lines; triple pellet to lower left. Naismith C2d = EMC 1985.0071 = Blackburn & Bonser, “Single Finds of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins – 2” in BNJ 55 (1985), 71 (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 665-6; North 203; SCBC 875. Toned. VF. Very rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, October 2002. Ex Derek Chick Collection. Found at West Hythe, Kent, 1955.
Eadberht Praen of Kent (796-798) rebelled from the Mercian hegemony with the backing of Charlemagne, but King Coenwulf invaded Kent and re-imposed Mercian rule. Eadberht Praen was captured, deposed, and blinded. Coenwulf, promising to reform the English church, secured from Pope Leo III – who crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor in 800 – a bull of excommunication of Eadberht Praen.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, October 2002. Ex Derek Chick Collection. Found at West Hythe, Kent, 1955.
Eadberht Praen of Kent (796-798) rebelled from the Mercian hegemony with the backing of Charlemagne, but King Coenwulf invaded Kent and re-imposed Mercian rule. Eadberht Praen was captured, deposed, and blinded. Coenwulf, promising to reform the English church, secured from Pope Leo III – who crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor in 800 – a bull of excommunication of Eadberht Praen.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Kent. Cuthred. 798-807. AR Penny (19mm, 1.35 g, 8h). Cross-and-wedges type. Canterbury mint; Wærheard, moneyer. Struck circa 805-807. + CVÐRED REX CΛNT, diademed bust right / + VER(HE)ARDI mO(NE)TA, cross pommée, wedges in angles. Naismith C35.1o (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 695 (same dies); North 211; SCBC 877. Deep cabinet toning. Good VF. Rare and with an exceptional pedigree.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, December 1996. Ex J.P. Linzalone Collection (Stack’s, 7 December 1994), lot 2327; B.R. Noble Collection (Glendining, 11 December 1975), lot 362; Clonterbrook Trust (Glendining, 7 June 1974), lot 1; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, Glendining, 26 April 1960), lot 3546; Glendining (16 November 1937), lot 295.
Cuthred, King of Kent (798-807) succeeded as a vassal of his older brother Coenwulf, King of Mercia. During his reign, the Archbishopric of Canterbury regained its status of primate of England, which had earlier been transferred to the Archbishop of Lichfield by Offa.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, December 1996. Ex J.P. Linzalone Collection (Stack’s, 7 December 1994), lot 2327; B.R. Noble Collection (Glendining, 11 December 1975), lot 362; Clonterbrook Trust (Glendining, 7 June 1974), lot 1; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, Glendining, 26 April 1960), lot 3546; Glendining (16 November 1937), lot 295.
Cuthred, King of Kent (798-807) succeeded as a vassal of his older brother Coenwulf, King of Mercia. During his reign, the Archbishopric of Canterbury regained its status of primate of England, which had earlier been transferred to the Archbishop of Lichfield by Offa.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Kent. Baldred. 823/4-825/6. AR Penny (19mm, 1.33 g, 9h). Canterbury mint; Tidbeorht, moneyer. Struck 823/4-825/6. + BELDRED REX CΛ(NT), short cross / + TIDBEARHT, cross pattée with one limb fourchée. Naismith C65.2e corr. (this coin; further pedigree erroneous); SCBI 67 (BM), 729 (same rev. die); North 213; SCBC 880. Toned. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, May 2001. Ex Numismatic Circular CI.1 (February 1993), no. 121.
Baldred, King of Kent (823-826) seized the throne of Kent after King Ceolwulf I of Mercia, who had ruled Kent directly, was deposed by Beornwulf in 823. Baldred was the last Kentish to strike coins. He was defeated and deposed by King Ecgberht of Wessex. Kent was henceforth incorporated into Wessex.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, May 2001. Ex Numismatic Circular CI.1 (February 1993), no. 121.
Baldred, King of Kent (823-826) seized the throne of Kent after King Ceolwulf I of Mercia, who had ruled Kent directly, was deposed by Beornwulf in 823. Baldred was the last Kentish to strike coins. He was defeated and deposed by King Ecgberht of Wessex. Kent was henceforth incorporated into Wessex.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Archbishops of Canterbury. Æthelheard. 792/3-805. AR Penny (18mm, 1.42 g, 9h). With Coenwulf as King. Canterbury mint. Struck 797/8-805. (pelleted cross) ΛEDILHEΛRD ΛR, barred eP in pelleted circle / (pelleted cross) COENVVL•F REX, barred Mercian m in pelleted circle. Naismith C22.1p (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 751-2; North 232; SCBC 886. Toned, faint porosity. Good VF. Very rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from Spink, March 2001. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVI.10 (December 1998), no. 7275.
Aethelheard, Archbishop of Canterbury (792/3-805) was appointed by King Offa of Mercia but, upon Offa’s death, was exiled by King Eadberht Praen of Kent. Aethelheard was restored to his see in 803 and died as revered defender of the rights of the English church.
The mint at Canterbury strike pennies in the names of both the reigning dominant king and the archbishop in an arrangement in which crown and church shared the profits of coining.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from Spink, March 2001. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVI.10 (December 1998), no. 7275.
Aethelheard, Archbishop of Canterbury (792/3-805) was appointed by King Offa of Mercia but, upon Offa’s death, was exiled by King Eadberht Praen of Kent. Aethelheard was restored to his see in 803 and died as revered defender of the rights of the English church.
The mint at Canterbury strike pennies in the names of both the reigning dominant king and the archbishop in an arrangement in which crown and church shared the profits of coining.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Archbishops of Canterbury. Ceolnoth. 833-870. AR Penny (21mm, 1.21 g, 12h). Inscribed Cross type. Canterbury mint; Hebeca, moneyer. Struck circa 854-864. + CEOLNOÐ ΛRCHIEP–, tonsured and draped facing bust / + HEBE :· CΛ MO N E T Λ arranged on limbs of, and around, beaded cross. Naismith C154k = SCBI 20 (Mack), 667 (this coin); North 245; SCBC 894. Rich old cabinet toning, minor edge chip. Near EF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from Spink, December 1976. Ex R.P. Mack Collection (Part I, Glendining, 18 November 1975), lot 97; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, Glendining, 26 April 1960), lot 3555; Frank McClean [“Astronomer”] Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 13 June 1906), lot 128; H. Durden Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 20 December 1892), lot 21.
Ceolnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury (833-870) labored to protect the integrity and interests of the English Church in the clash between Mercia to Wessex. He would also be forced to deal with the destruction wrought by the Viking Great Army (865-878).
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from Spink, December 1976. Ex R.P. Mack Collection (Part I, Glendining, 18 November 1975), lot 97; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, Glendining, 26 April 1960), lot 3555; Frank McClean [“Astronomer”] Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 13 June 1906), lot 128; H. Durden Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 20 December 1892), lot 21.
Ceolnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury (833-870) labored to protect the integrity and interests of the English Church in the clash between Mercia to Wessex. He would also be forced to deal with the destruction wrought by the Viking Great Army (865-878).
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ANGLO-SAXON, Archbishops of Canterbury. Plegmund. 890-914. AR Penny (21mm, 1.41 g, 6h). Contemporary imitation of a Circumscription cross/Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type. Uncertain mint in East Anglia. Struck circa 918-924. + PLEGMV(ND) ΛRCICP, small cross pattée / ÆÐELV/LF M◊ in two lines; three crosses pattée between, trefoils above and below. SCBI 20 (Mack), 671 (this coin); BMC 79 (Plegmund); North 253 (Plegmund); SCBC 900 (Plegmund). Old collection toning. VF. Extremely rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Numismatic Circular CVIII.3 (June 2000), no. 2293; L. Stack (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 266; R.P. Mack Collection, no. 671 (not in Glendining’s sales).
Plegmund, Archbishop of Canterbury (890-914), a noted scholar, shared with King Alfred the Great a commitment to promoting letters and reorganizing ecclesiastical and monastic institutions severely disrupted by the Viking attacks.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Numismatic Circular CVIII.3 (June 2000), no. 2293; L. Stack (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 266; R.P. Mack Collection, no. 671 (not in Glendining’s sales).
Plegmund, Archbishop of Canterbury (890-914), a noted scholar, shared with King Alfred the Great a commitment to promoting letters and reorganizing ecclesiastical and monastic institutions severely disrupted by the Viking attacks.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (16mm, 1.13 g, 5h). Light coinage, non-portrait type. Canterbury mint; Eoba, moneyer. Struck circa 785-792/3. O F ℞ m in angles of a beaded long cross with limbs terminating in As, saltire at center / Є Θ B A in angles of long cross with limbs terminating in triangles, saltire with pellets at center. Chick 103c = SCBI 20 (Mack), 550 (this coin); North 261; SCBC 904. Deeply toned, flan crack, slightly irregular flan. VF. Exceptionally good metal for an Offa penny. Extremely rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XXIV.1 (Fall/Winter 1999), no. 131; L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 269; R.P. Mack Collection; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, Glendining, 26 April 1960), lot 3573; H.C. Miller (Thomas Elder, 26 May 1920), lot 22.
Offa, King of Mercia (757-796), one of the greatest of Anglo-Saxon Kings, made Mercia the leading power among the English kingdoms. He is remembered for the construction of Offa’s Dyke to mark the border with the Welsh. Offa’s pennies, among the most beautiful of the Anglo-Saxon coinage, promote the king as a veritable Roman emperor.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XXIV.1 (Fall/Winter 1999), no. 131; L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 269; R.P. Mack Collection; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, Glendining, 26 April 1960), lot 3573; H.C. Miller (Thomas Elder, 26 May 1920), lot 22.
Offa, King of Mercia (757-796), one of the greatest of Anglo-Saxon Kings, made Mercia the leading power among the English kingdoms. He is remembered for the construction of Offa’s Dyke to mark the border with the Welsh. Offa’s pennies, among the most beautiful of the Anglo-Saxon coinage, promote the king as a veritable Roman emperor.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (16mm, 1.22 g, 5h). Light coinage, portrait type. London mint; Æthelweard, moneyer. Struck circa 785-792/3. ·+· Θ·FFA ·: R :· E·X + :·, diademed heart-shaped bust right / ·Є∂· ·:IL:· VA ·L∂:, divided by four jewel-like lobes; the inner circle contains a cross botonnée with four petals in saltire. Chick 10d = SCBI 30 (American), 187 = SCBI 20 (Mack), 562 (this coin); North 310; SCBC 905. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, December 1995. Ex E.M. Norweb Collection (Part IV, Spink 59, 17 June 1987), lot 1175; Spink Numismatic Circular LXXIX.11 (November 1971), no. 10434; R.P. Mack Collection; V.J.E. Ryan Collection (Part II, Glendining, 22 January 1952), lot 614; A. Mann Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 29 October 1917), lot 133; J. Cove Jones Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge 6 February 1911), lot 284; T. Thomas Collection (S. Leigh Sotheby & Co., 23 February 1844), lot 134.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, December 1995. Ex E.M. Norweb Collection (Part IV, Spink 59, 17 June 1987), lot 1175; Spink Numismatic Circular LXXIX.11 (November 1971), no. 10434; R.P. Mack Collection; V.J.E. Ryan Collection (Part II, Glendining, 22 January 1952), lot 614; A. Mann Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 29 October 1917), lot 133; J. Cove Jones Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge 6 February 1911), lot 284; T. Thomas Collection (S. Leigh Sotheby & Co., 23 February 1844), lot 134.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Cynethryth. Wife of Offa, 757-796. AR Penny (17mm, 1.19 g, 10h). Light coinage, portrait type. Canterbury mint; Eoba, moneyer. Struck circa 784/5. Draped bust right; to left, Latin cross with pellets in angles; ·: ·: ··Є·Θ·B:Λ around / + C·FN·E∂·RF · ð · R·EGI(NT) · around barred Mercian m in pelleted circle. Chick 143; SCBI 67 (BM), 657-8; North 339; SCBC 909. Find patina, porosity, marks. VF. Very rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, December 1999.
Cynethryth, the wife of King Offa of Mercia, was the first and only Anglo-Saxon queen to have her name and image placed on coins. While it has been suggested that these coins were inspired by the appearance of the empress Irene on Byzantine issues, the profile portrait harks back to coinage of Roman augustae. Many details of Cynethryth’s life, such as the date of her marriage, are unknown. She appears to have been active in political affairs until Offa’s death. After her husband’s passing, she became abbess of the monastery of Cookham, where she remained until her death sometime after 798. Cynethryth appears in the hagiography of St. Aethelbert, where she is portrayed as a jealous villain who incites Offa to kill the saint.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, December 1999.
Cynethryth, the wife of King Offa of Mercia, was the first and only Anglo-Saxon queen to have her name and image placed on coins. While it has been suggested that these coins were inspired by the appearance of the empress Irene on Byzantine issues, the profile portrait harks back to coinage of Roman augustae. Many details of Cynethryth’s life, such as the date of her marriage, are unknown. She appears to have been active in political affairs until Offa’s death. After her husband’s passing, she became abbess of the monastery of Cookham, where she remained until her death sometime after 798. Cynethryth appears in the hagiography of St. Aethelbert, where she is portrayed as a jealous villain who incites Offa to kill the saint.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Coenwulf. 796-821. AR Penny (19mm, 1.33 g, 10h). Cross-and-wedges type. Canterbury mint; Eaba, moneyer. Struck 805-circa 810. + COENVVLF REX m, diademed bust right / + EABA mONETA, cross pattée with wedges in angles. Naismith C25c (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 135; North 344; SCBC 915. Deeply toned. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 1747.
Coenwulf, King of Mercia (796-821), son of the leading Merican noble Cuthberht and a distant kinsman of Offa, succeeded to the throne when Offa’s only son Ecgfrith prematurely died after a reign of only six months. He reasserted Mercian control over Kent and restored Archbishop Aethelheard to his see of Canterbury.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 1747.
Coenwulf, King of Mercia (796-821), son of the leading Merican noble Cuthberht and a distant kinsman of Offa, succeeded to the throne when Offa’s only son Ecgfrith prematurely died after a reign of only six months. He reasserted Mercian control over Kent and restored Archbishop Aethelheard to his see of Canterbury.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Ceolwulf I. 821-823. AR Penny (21mm, 1.36 g, 9h). Portrait type. Rochester mint; Ealhstan, moneyer. Struck circa 810-821. + CIOLVVLF REX m :, diademed bust right / + EΛLHTΛN mONE :, large TA monogram; pellets around. Naismith R6.1a = SCBI 20 (Mack), 591 (this coin); North 376; SCBC 925. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. Extremely rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, May 2001. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular XCIX.2 (March 1991), no. 6817; Spink Numismatic Circular XCVIII.9 (November 1990), no. 6817; R.P. Mack Collection; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part I, Glendining, 6 June 1955), lot 380; Lord Grantley Collection (Part III, Glendining, 22 March 1944), lot 587; Sir John Evans Collection; 1874 Delgany Hoard (IBCH 177).
Ceolwulf, King of Mercia (821-823), younger brother of Coenwulf, proved unequal to the task of maintaining the Mercian hegemony over the English south of the Humber River. He was overthrown by Beornwulf.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, May 2001. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular XCIX.2 (March 1991), no. 6817; Spink Numismatic Circular XCVIII.9 (November 1990), no. 6817; R.P. Mack Collection; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part I, Glendining, 6 June 1955), lot 380; Lord Grantley Collection (Part III, Glendining, 22 March 1944), lot 587; Sir John Evans Collection; 1874 Delgany Hoard (IBCH 177).
Ceolwulf, King of Mercia (821-823), younger brother of Coenwulf, proved unequal to the task of maintaining the Mercian hegemony over the English south of the Humber River. He was overthrown by Beornwulf.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Beornwulf. 823-825. AR Penny (20mm, 1.33 g, 12h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Eadnoth, moneyer. + BEORHPVLF RE)(, bust right / + EADHOP mOHET, cross-crosslet. Naismith E23a = SCBI 67 (BM), 272 (same dies); North 397; SCBC 929. Toned, bent, faint porosity. VF. Very rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, April 2000.
Beornwulf, King of Mercia (823-825), a usurper of obscure background, witnessed the collapse of the hegemony of Mercia. He fell in battle in East Anglia. Thereafter, Mercian kings ruled as regional monarchs and were often subject to the hegemony of the Kings of Wessex.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, April 2000.
Beornwulf, King of Mercia (823-825), a usurper of obscure background, witnessed the collapse of the hegemony of Mercia. He fell in battle in East Anglia. Thereafter, Mercian kings ruled as regional monarchs and were often subject to the hegemony of the Kings of Wessex.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Burgred. 852-874. AR Penny (21mm, 1.20 g, 12h). Lunette type. London mint; Wine, moneyer. Phase IIa, struck circa 858/60-866. + BVRGRED RE+, diademed and draped bust right / + VVINE across central field; MON ETA in lunettes above and below. MacKay H1.34 (dies O2/R2; this coin); cf. SCBI 20 (Mack), 629 (for similar); North 426; SCBC . Old cabinet toning. Good VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712662 (Febraury 2000); L. Stack (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 331.
Burgred, King of Mercia (852-874), son-in-law of King Aethelwulf of Wessex, faced internal rebellions, raids by the Welsh, and the invasion of the Viking Great Army in 867. He was rescued by his brother-in-law Aethelred I of Wessex. In 874, Burgred, driven into exile by the Vikings, abdicated and retired to Rome. His successor Ceolwulf agreed to partition the kingdom with the Viking invaders.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712662 (Febraury 2000); L. Stack (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 331.
Burgred, King of Mercia (852-874), son-in-law of King Aethelwulf of Wessex, faced internal rebellions, raids by the Welsh, and the invasion of the Viking Great Army in 867. He was rescued by his brother-in-law Aethelred I of Wessex. In 874, Burgred, driven into exile by the Vikings, abdicated and retired to Rome. His successor Ceolwulf agreed to partition the kingdom with the Viking invaders.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Burgred. 852-874. AR Penny (20mm, 1.25 g, 6h). Lunette type. London mint; Berhthelm, moneyer. Phase III, struck circa 868/70-874. BVRGRED RE m, diademed and draped bust right / BERHT(HE)L across central field; MOH ETΛ in lunettes above and below. MacKay H11 (dies –/R2; unrecorded obv. die); SCBI –; North 423; SCBC 942B. Old cabinet toning. Near EF. Rare moneyer.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from Spink, July 1969.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from Spink, July 1969.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Eadwald. Circa 796-800. AR Penny (19mm, 1.38 g, 9h). Three-line type. Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Eadnoth, moneyer. Struck 796-circa 800. EADV between two pelleted lines; AΓD above, REX below; all within border of pellets / Long beaded cross with E AD И ◊Ð in quarters; all within quatrefoil. Naismith E2.1d = SCBI 20 (Mack), 673 (same dies); BMC –; North 432; SCBC 947. Find patina, some porosity, scattered marks. VF. Very rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from M. Vosper, March 2001.
Eadwald, King of East Anglia (ca. 796-798) briefly reasserted the independence of East Anglia after the death of King Offa of Mercia. He is known only from his coins. King Coenwulf restored Mercian control over East Anglia, which held from 798 to 826.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from M. Vosper, March 2001.
Eadwald, King of East Anglia (ca. 796-798) briefly reasserted the independence of East Anglia after the death of King Offa of Mercia. He is known only from his coins. King Coenwulf restored Mercian control over East Anglia, which held from 798 to 826.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Æthelstan I. Circa 827-845. AR Penny (20mm, 1.38 g, 8h). Non-portrait type. Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Æthelhelm, moneyer. Struck circa 837/8-845. AEÐELSTAN REX, cross pattée with wedges in angles / + AEÐELHELM MO, cross pattée with wedges in angles. Naismith E42.1f (this coin); SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 59; North 445; SCBC 951. Peripheral toning. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex M. Vosper FPL 108 (August 1999), no. 57.
Aethelstan, King of East Anglia (825-845) led the revolt that defeated King Beornwulf and ended the Mercian rule over East Anglia.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex M. Vosper FPL 108 (August 1999), no. 57.
Aethelstan, King of East Anglia (825-845) led the revolt that defeated King Beornwulf and ended the Mercian rule over East Anglia.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Æthelweard. Circa 845-855. AR Penny (21mm, 1.34 g, 2h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Twicga, moneyer. + EÐELVVEARD REX, ‘Omega cross’ in beaded circle / + TPICG :·A:· mON, cross pattée with pellets in angles; all within beaded circle. Naismith E53.1a = Pagan, Coinage p. 70, IV, 1 = SCBI 16 (Norweb), 109 (this coin); North 454; SCBC 953. Mottled golden toning. Good VF. Very rare. With an exceptional pedigree.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVII.8 (October 1999), no. 3845; L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 345; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part III, 19 November 1986), lot 768; Spink Numismatic Circular LXIII.10 (October 1955), no. RCL51; R.C. Lockket Collection (Part I, Glendining, 6 June 1955), lot 415; G.J. Bascom Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 15 June 1914), lot27; A.B. Richardson Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 22 May 1895), lot 21; R. Marsham Collection (Sotheby, Wikinson, & Hodge, 19 November 1888), lot 89.
Aethelweard, King of East Anglia (845-855) does not appear in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and is known only from his coins. He appears to have ruled East Anglia independent of the control of either Mercia or Wessex.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVII.8 (October 1999), no. 3845; L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 345; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part III, 19 November 1986), lot 768; Spink Numismatic Circular LXIII.10 (October 1955), no. RCL51; R.C. Lockket Collection (Part I, Glendining, 6 June 1955), lot 415; G.J. Bascom Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 15 June 1914), lot27; A.B. Richardson Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 22 May 1895), lot 21; R. Marsham Collection (Sotheby, Wikinson, & Hodge, 19 November 1888), lot 89.
Aethelweard, King of East Anglia (845-855) does not appear in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and is known only from his coins. He appears to have ruled East Anglia independent of the control of either Mercia or Wessex.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Edmund. 855-869. AR Penny (21mm, 1.31 g, 12h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Beornferth, moneyer. Struck 855-circa 862. + EADMVND REX AN, cross on base with crosses emanating diagonally from sides / BEORNEERÐ MO, cross pattée; pellets in angles. Naismith 56.1v (same dies); SCBI 67 (BM), 930-4; North 459; SCBC 955. Iridescent toning with faint luster, slightly wavy. Near EF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone.
Edmund “the Martyr,” King of East Anglia (855-869) was the last Anglo-Saxon to rule that kingdom. In 865, he was compelled to yield to the demands of the Viking Great Army which wintered in East Anglia and invaded Northumbria the following year. When the Vikings returned in 869, Edmund attempted to oppose the invaders. Though he was defeated and likely slain in battle, legends quickly began to circulate that he had been captured and martyred by the heathens. His remains were translated to Bury-Saint-Edmunds during the reign of King Aethelstan of Wessex.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone.
Edmund “the Martyr,” King of East Anglia (855-869) was the last Anglo-Saxon to rule that kingdom. In 865, he was compelled to yield to the demands of the Viking Great Army which wintered in East Anglia and invaded Northumbria the following year. When the Vikings returned in 869, Edmund attempted to oppose the invaders. Though he was defeated and likely slain in battle, legends quickly began to circulate that he had been captured and martyred by the heathens. His remains were translated to Bury-Saint-Edmunds during the reign of King Aethelstan of Wessex.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish East Anglia). St. Edmund memorial coinage. Circa 895-918. AR Penny (19mm, 1.57 g, 4h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Heming, moneyer. (horizontal S)CE ЄΛDMVN RI, large A / + HEMNC X REX E, short cross. Blunt, St. Edmund, obv. die 1; SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 109 (same dies); BMC 428 (same dies); North 483; SCBC 960. Old cabinet toning, slightly wavy flan, some doubling on obverse. VF. Extremely rare variety.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone.
In 878, King Alfred the Great defeated the Viking Great Army at Edington. The Danish sea king Guthrum submitted to baptism and concluded the Treaty of Wedmore which defined the limits of the Danelaw. Those Danes settling in East Anglia struck coins in honor of the martyred King Edmund, whom they likely viewed as a protective spirit of their new homeland.
Since the discovery of the first example of this variety in the great 1840 Cuerdale Hoard, numismatists have speculated on the meaning of the unusual reverse legend. Rather than naming the moneyer, as is normal on this and most ninth century Viking and Saxon issues, this coin appears to name a king: Heming (Old English) or Hemmingr (Old Norse).
Blunt, in his analysis of the St. Edmund series, records seven examples from three obverse and two reverse dies. To this should be added coins naming “Hamin” with the title moneyer, of which this cataloger has found six examples from two obverse and three reverse dies. The dies of the REX group have significantly degraded legends, while the MON group are clearly better formed and engraved. Also of note, though of unknown significance, both obverse dies associated with the MON group exhibit pellet marks, a feature lacking on the three dies of the REX group.
Although no direct link has been found between the two groups, considering that the St. Edmund series as a whole exhibits a great amount of copying and corruption of the legends, the rare HEMNC REX variety should likely be considered a degeneration of the more standard HAMIN MON legend. Yet, while unlikely, the possibility that Heming was an otherwise-unknown Viking ruler in East Anglia cannot be fully eliminated. As Blunt notes, “Alfred, on his St. Edmund coins, placed his name on what one assumes to be the reverse and one must not be too ready to reject entirely the possibility that we have here the name of a Danish ruler” (p. 244).
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone.
In 878, King Alfred the Great defeated the Viking Great Army at Edington. The Danish sea king Guthrum submitted to baptism and concluded the Treaty of Wedmore which defined the limits of the Danelaw. Those Danes settling in East Anglia struck coins in honor of the martyred King Edmund, whom they likely viewed as a protective spirit of their new homeland.
Since the discovery of the first example of this variety in the great 1840 Cuerdale Hoard, numismatists have speculated on the meaning of the unusual reverse legend. Rather than naming the moneyer, as is normal on this and most ninth century Viking and Saxon issues, this coin appears to name a king: Heming (Old English) or Hemmingr (Old Norse).
Blunt, in his analysis of the St. Edmund series, records seven examples from three obverse and two reverse dies. To this should be added coins naming “Hamin” with the title moneyer, of which this cataloger has found six examples from two obverse and three reverse dies. The dies of the REX group have significantly degraded legends, while the MON group are clearly better formed and engraved. Also of note, though of unknown significance, both obverse dies associated with the MON group exhibit pellet marks, a feature lacking on the three dies of the REX group.
Although no direct link has been found between the two groups, considering that the St. Edmund series as a whole exhibits a great amount of copying and corruption of the legends, the rare HEMNC REX variety should likely be considered a degeneration of the more standard HAMIN MON legend. Yet, while unlikely, the possibility that Heming was an otherwise-unknown Viking ruler in East Anglia cannot be fully eliminated. As Blunt notes, “Alfred, on his St. Edmund coins, placed his name on what one assumes to be the reverse and one must not be too ready to reject entirely the possibility that we have here the name of a Danish ruler” (p. 244).
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ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Imitations of Alfred the Great. Circa 885-915. AR Penny (20mm, 1.40 g, 12h). Beornweald, moneyer. ΛCIED + PE+ D–◊R◊, small cross pattée / B(NR)IV/AD MO (ornamented O) in two lines; pellets between. SCBI 4 (Copenhagen), 91 corr. (attribution); cf. BMC 63 (Plegmund); North 475/1; SCBC 966. Old cabinet toning, a few faint marks. EF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, October 2009. Ex Spink 175 (28 September 2005), lot 1314; Spink 16 (9 July 1981), lot 461; P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton (Part III, Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 11 November 1918), lot 1623.
In the southern regions of the kingdom of Northumbria, where Danes settled in great numbers, the little known Viking kings Cnut and Siefred introduced the hammered silver penny in place of the copper stycas struck by last Anglo-Saxon kings ruling from York. They also coined pennies in imitation of the those of Alfred the Great, such as this example.
The selection of pennies offered in the auction also includes issues with iconography praising Saint Peter, patron of York, and patriarchal crosses (lots 1031 and 1035). The exceeding rare coin of Ragnald (lot 1036) depicts the hand of God and, on the reverse the monogram of Charlemagne. The Danes in the Great Army had earlier plundered the Carolingian Empire and received many Carolingian deniers in tribute or Danegeld. The iconography of these coins document how the ever pragmatic Danes respected the religious beliefs of their English subjects and power of the Archbishops of York. Within two generations, the Danish settlers in the Danelaw transformed themselves from Vikings into Christian landowners.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, October 2009. Ex Spink 175 (28 September 2005), lot 1314; Spink 16 (9 July 1981), lot 461; P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton (Part III, Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 11 November 1918), lot 1623.
In the southern regions of the kingdom of Northumbria, where Danes settled in great numbers, the little known Viking kings Cnut and Siefred introduced the hammered silver penny in place of the copper stycas struck by last Anglo-Saxon kings ruling from York. They also coined pennies in imitation of the those of Alfred the Great, such as this example.
The selection of pennies offered in the auction also includes issues with iconography praising Saint Peter, patron of York, and patriarchal crosses (lots 1031 and 1035). The exceeding rare coin of Ragnald (lot 1036) depicts the hand of God and, on the reverse the monogram of Charlemagne. The Danes in the Great Army had earlier plundered the Carolingian Empire and received many Carolingian deniers in tribute or Danegeld. The iconography of these coins document how the ever pragmatic Danes respected the religious beliefs of their English subjects and power of the Archbishops of York. Within two generations, the Danish settlers in the Danelaw transformed themselves from Vikings into Christian landowners.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut & Siefred (Sigeferth). Circa 900. AR Penny (18mm, 1.31 g, 5h). Class IIId/Siefredus type. York mint. C N V·:· T·:· R X arranged around inverted patriarchal cross with pellets in angles / + SI EF RED VS, short cross pattée with pellets in first and fourth quarters. SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 365-6 var. (ornaments in obv. legend); BMC 1018/1019-22 (or obv./rev.); North 504; SCBC 996. Old cabinet toning. Good VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from York Coins, August 2006. Ex W.C. Boyd Collection (Baldwin’s 42, 26 September 2005), lot 774, purchased from W.S. Lincoln, April 1903.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from York Coins, August 2006. Ex W.C. Boyd Collection (Baldwin’s 42, 26 September 2005), lot 774, purchased from W.S. Lincoln, April 1903.