Auction: 16019 - The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 1, Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins
Lot: 74
Archbishops of Canterbury, Aethelheard (793-805), fifth issue, c.798-805, with Coenwulf as overlord, Penny, 1.07g., Canterbury, initial cross beaded, +ADILHEARD AR, around E-P within beaded inner circle, rev. +COENVVLF REX, uncial M within beaded inner-circle (Naismith C22.1r – this coin; Mack SCBI 20, 652- this coin; N.232; S.886A), minor edge loss around 9 o’clock, even old tone, extremely fine, very rare
PROVENANCE
Sotheby, 14 October 1999, 450
L.R. Stack, Sotheby, 22-23 April 1999, 254
Ridgemount, Spink auction 69, 20 April 1989, 28
SNC October 1975, 8713
R.P. Mack, SCBI 20, 653
V.J.E. Ryan, Glendining, 22-24 January 1952, 592
L.E. Bruun, Sotheby, 18-25 May 1925, 41
P. Carlyon-Britton II, 20 November 1916, 894
With L.R. Stack ticket
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