Pickup from LCF

[SAXON KENT 17]

Hi all,

Just a post to show one of my latest pickups from the LCF on Saturday.

A rather nice Burgred (King of Mercia 852-874) lunettes-type penny. Obv: bvrgred rex, Rev. mon cenred eta. London mint, monyer Coenræd. Brought it for the quality of the obverse portrait of the King, reverse seems to have some kind of die flaw crack, is not on the obverse and the coin is still very stable which would potentially point to that being the cause rather than something more sinister.

All in all a lovely coin, my pictures really don't do it justice. Did anyone else have any luck at the fair?

All the best,

Cameron

PS Apologies for the rotation, can't seem to figure out how to turn them around...

[HistoricCoinage 115]

That's a stunning specimen! Nice acquisition.

[SAXON KENT 17]

44 minutes ago, HistoricCoinage said:

That's a stunning specimen! Nice acquisition.

Hi Clive,

Many thanks, I was very pleased to pick it up.

Cameron

[Peter 615]

The caviar will be off the menu for a while.Lovely coin.

[SAXON KENT 17]

9 hours ago, Peter said:

The caviar will be off the menu for a while.Lovely coin.

Thank you Peter

[Danelaw 208]

That's a beauty. A real stand out specimen.

[Coinery 926]

Nice coin! Doesn't look like a die flaw, though, that would present as a ridge? Could it be the stress lines of an old crease, it runs perfectly straight through the letters, suggesting it's also not a flan flaw?