Dr. Irving Schneider Collection - Anglo-Saxon & Norman Coins - Part I
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Description
Kings of Kent
Ecgberht, c. 775-c.779. AR Penny, Canterbury, Eoba. Rx in pelleted circle, +ECGBERHT, rev. annulet cross, E(retrograde)OBA in angles. 1.09 g. Chick 86c - this coin; N.201 var.; S.874.
Slight crimp. Dusky tone. Good VF. Very rare.
Ex Spink 120, 10 July 1997 (lot 576). Found near Ripley, Surrey.
The kings of Kent Heaberht and Ecgberht were the first Anglo-Saxon rulers to strike broad flan pennies following the Carolingian reform of 771. Those of Ecgberht are the earliest available to collectors. The example offered here is the only known penny that correctly renders the king's name: ECGBERHT.
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