Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

Kings of Kent, Cuthred (798-807), Penny, Canterbury, Gp II, Wærheard, [cv]dred rex ca[nt] around diademed and draped bust right, breaking inner circle, rev. verhear[d mo]neta around cross pattée with wedges in angles, 1.06g/6h (Naismith C35.1; BLS 22; N 211; S 877). A large fragment retaining the king’s portrait and much of the legend, good fine, dark patina, very rare £200-£260

Provenance: Found near Ware (Hertfordshire), April 2022 (EMC 2022.0180)