Kings of Mercia Ceolwulf I Silver Penny 821-823AD East Anglian style Herberht

Kings of Mercia Ceolwulf I Silver Penny 821-823AD East Anglian style, Moneyer Herberht.

20mm, 1.31g, S927

A rare opportunity to acquire a very good coin of this seldom seen Mercia king.

Provenance – Kent Collection. This coin comes with a hand written collector’s ticket

Ceolwulf I (821-823): The brother of Coenwulf, Ceolwulf reigned for just two years. Despite this, it was during his kingship that Mercia emerged victorious during a campaign against the Welsh kingdom of Powys, briefly annexing the territory. He was overthrown by the usurper Beornwulf in 823, and nothing is known of his later life. Ceolwulf’s coins are notable for their especial crudeness, with many of his portraits made up of little more than disjointed series of pellets and crescents around a disproportionately large eye.