ANGLO-SAXON, Archbishops of Canterbury. Æthelheard. 792/3-805. AR Penny (18mm, 1.29 g, 2h). Canterbury mint; Eadgar, moneyer. Struck 796-797/8.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Archbishops of Canterbury. Æthelheard. 792/3-805. AR Penny (18mm, 1.29 g, 2h). Canterbury mint; Eadgar, moneyer. Struck 796-797/8. Large EP / EA DG ·A· ·R· in angles of long cross pattée with annulet at center containing small cross pattée with pellets in angles. Naismith C8d (this coin); North 231/1; SCBC 885A. Light find patina, creased with some surface cracks, minor edge loss. VF. Very rare.

From the Allan Williams Collection. Ex Dix, Noonan, & Webb 83 (30 September 2009), lot 3815. Found near Hinckley, Leicestershire, January 2003 (PAS LEIC-159342).


Closing Date and Time: 11 November 2020 at 14:49:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.