ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Kent. Cuthred. 798-807. AR Penny (19mm, 1.31 g, 9h). Cross-and-wedges type. Canterbury mint; Heremod, moneyer. Struck 805-807. VF.

Keystone 16 – The David C. Bianchi II Collection
Lot: 43.
Closing Date: May 20 2026 10:00 ET

British – Anglo-Saxon & Norman, Silver

Estimate: $ 1 000

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Kent. Cuthred. 798-807. AR Penny (19mm, 1.31 g, 9h). Cross-and-wedges type. Canterbury mint; Heremod, moneyer. Struck 805-807. Diademed bust right / + HEREmODI mONETA, cross pommée, wedges in angles. Naismith C32e (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 690 (same obv. die); North 211; SCBC 877. Toned, pierced, edge chip. VF.

From the David C. Bianchi II Collection, purchased from Spink, November 1986. Ex Glendining (9 June 1976), lot 3.

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.

Closing Date and Time: 20 May 2026 at 10:14:00 ET.



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