EARLY MEDIEVAL COIN

800

An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver penny of Coenwulf of Mercia (796-821); East Anglian portrait type (c. 800-821); mint: East Anglia (Ipswich?); moneyer: Lul (North 1994: 94, ref: 363; Naismith E10.2).The coin is most similar to Naismith E10.2q showing the same larger bust and spelling on the obverse, and the same lettering style and decorative rosettes of pellets on the reverse.Obverse: CoNVVLF [REX m]; Large draped and diademed bust facing rightReverse: +/L/V/L; Long cross fourchee enclosing moneyer's name; rosette of pellets in each outer angleDiameter: 18.7mm. Weight: 0.89g.Reference: R. Naismith (2011), The Coinage of Southern England 796-865, British Numismatic Society.