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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Ceolwulf I. 821-823. AR Penny (21mm, 1.36 g, 9h). Portrait type. Rochester mint; Ealhstan, moneyer. Struck circa 810-821. 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 Mercia. Ceolwulf I. 821-823. AR Penny (21mm, 1.36 g, 9h). Portrait type. Rochester mint; Ealhstan, moneyer. Struck circa 810-821. + CIOLVVLF REX m :, diademed bust right / + EΛLHTΛN mONE :, large TA monogram; pellets around. Naismith R6.1a = SCBI 20 (Mack), 591 (this coin); North 376; SCBC 925. Old cabinet toning, flan crack and associated small chip. Good VF. Extremely 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 Spink Numismatic Circular XCIX.2 (March 1991), no. 6817; Spink Numismatic Circular XCVIII.9 (November 1990), no. 6817; R.P. Mack Collection; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part I, Glendining, 6 June 1955), lot 380; Lord Grantley Collection (Part III, Glendining, 22 March 1944), lot 587; Sir John Evans Collection; 1874 Delgany Hoard (IBCH 177).
Ceolwulf, King of Mercia (821-823), younger brother of Coenwulf, proved unequal to the task of maintaining the Mercian hegemony over the English south of the Humber River. He was overthrown by Beornwulf.
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.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, May 2001. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular XCIX.2 (March 1991), no. 6817; Spink Numismatic Circular XCVIII.9 (November 1990), no. 6817; R.P. Mack Collection; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part I, Glendining, 6 June 1955), lot 380; Lord Grantley Collection (Part III, Glendining, 22 March 1944), lot 587; Sir John Evans Collection; 1874 Delgany Hoard (IBCH 177).
Ceolwulf, King of Mercia (821-823), younger brother of Coenwulf, proved unequal to the task of maintaining the Mercian hegemony over the English south of the Humber River. He was overthrown by Beornwulf.
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.
