Coenwulf c.810-822/3 Silver Penny – AU53 – Scarce

Coenwulf (796-821), silver Penny, c.810-822/3, Canterbury mint, moneyer Tidbearht, Kings of Mercia, Pincer Cross type, Group III. Obv. Diademed bust facing right, linear circle surrounds head, +COENVVLF REX M. Rev. Double pincer cross pommée, pellet at centre, wedges in angles, +TIDBEARHT MONETA. 1.32g, die axis 2h (S.916; North 347). Some minor porosity and a trivial undulation to the flan, the tone a little patchy but not off-putting, a bold strike on a round flan, with a decent portrait. Scarce. Slabbed and graded by NGC as AU53.

NGC Certification: 6673380-001