Very rare Anglo-Saxon issue of Aethelheard, Archbishop of Canterbury.
The coin with a notch in the rim and as a result was not packed in the slab due to the defect 'Too fragile to holder', certificate no. 5783194-004.
Anglo-Saxons
Archbishops of Canterbury, Aethelheard (793-805), Denarius 798-805, 5th issue, Coenwulf as ruler, Canterbury Mint
Obverse: in a bead circle the letters EP, a cross made of beads above the circle
ΛEÐIL HEΛ RD ΛR
Obverse: in a circle of pearls the letter M, the marking Mercian, a cross made of balls above the circle
COENVVLF REX
Diameter 19 mm, weight 1.38 g
