ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Coenwulf. 796-821. AR Penny (20mm, 1.28 g, 6h). Portrait type. Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Lul, moneyer. Struck circa 800-821. + COENVLF REX m, diademed bust right / + L V L within angles of long cross fourchée, with pelleted rosettes in each outer angle. Naismith E10.2d (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 198-9; North 363; SCBC 919. Find patina, small chip, slight bend and minor porosity. Good VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 46 (24 June 1998), lot 1855; Numismatic Circular XCVIII.4 (May 1990), no. 2743.
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