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Penny - Berhtwulf Group II, Portrait issue
| Issuer | Mercia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 848 |
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| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust of King Berhtwulf facing right, rendered in the bold, schematic Anglo-Saxon hammered style characteristic of mid-ninth-century Mercian coinage. The effigy is contained within a plain inner circle, with the royal legend disposed around the periphery. The portrait displays the king's diadem and facial features in low relief, typical of the Group II portrait series. The surrounding legend reads BERHTVVLF REX, identifying the issuer as King Berhtwulf of Mercia. |
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| Obverse lettering | BERHTVVLF REX (Translation: King Berhtwulf.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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