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Auction: 12009 - The Magnus Collection, Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 451

Kent, anonymous coinage, regal issues, Penny, 1.54g, Canterbury, Swefherd, diademed bust in style of Ceolwulf right within inner circle, +svvefherd moneta around, rev. .dorob/ernia c/ivitas in three lines, cross dividing two pellets above, s dividing two pellets below (Naismith C55.1 - this coin not listed, rev. as C55.1a-d, new obv. die; N.221/2; S.878), edge loss between 4 and 6 o´clock, otherwise weakly struck but with full detail, very fine, extremely rare Estimate £ 2,000-3,000 provenance Found at Bridge, nr. Canterbury, Kent, 1978 Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 2012.0005

Estimate
£2,000 to £3,000