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Penny - Ceolwulf I Group IIA, Rochester mint
| Issuer | Kingdom of Mercia |
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| Year | 821-823 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Stylised draped bust of King Ceolwulf I facing right, rendered in the angular, schematic idiom characteristic of early ninth-century Mercian coinage, set within a beaded inner circle. The effigy displays a rudimentary portrait with a pronounced chin and simplified facial features typical of this Group IIA die series. A Latin legend encircles the design between the inner circle and the irregular flan edge, reading clockwise. |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross moline occupies the centre of the field, its four arms terminating in trefoil or forked cusps, all contained within a beaded inner circle. The execution is crisp and symmetrical, characteristic of the Rochester mint's output during this brief reign. A Latin legend naming the moneyer Æthelmod encircles the central motif between the inner circle and the coin's edge, separated by the beaded border. |
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| Mintage | ND (821-823) - Rochester mint |
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