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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. Good VF.
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Triton XXVIII
Live bidding began Jan 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
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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. Click here for a video presentation on this collection.
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.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Four – Lot 830–1154 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 15 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
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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.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Four – Lot 830–1154 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 15 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
