RARE GOLD COIN OF COENWULF FOUND Public Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 7, Number 37, September 12, 2004, Article 4
RARE GOLD COIN OF COENWULF FOUND
From a Reuters account, September 10:
"The coin was discovered on a public footpath beside the
River Ivel in Bedfordshire, England. It is the first new
Anglo-Saxon gold penny to come to light in nearly a century
and the only known gold coin with the name of Coenwulf --
a king who ruled over the central English region of Mercia.London auctioneers Spink estimate the coin will sell for
120,000-150,000 pounds ($214,100-267,700) when it goes
under the hammer in October.""It's obviously going to be far in excess of anything that the
average guy would expect to find when he's out walking his
dog," said Bishop. Full Story- 2004-09-12
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