King of Mercia – The Tyrant Collection

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957-959 AD, 959-975 AD, Eadgar, Eadgar, King of all England, 959-975 AD, King of Mercia, 957-959 AD, King of all England, King of Mercia, Tyrants of the Thames 2.0

Coin 023 – SILVER PENNY (959-972/3 AD), PCGS AU-55

Eadgar, King of all England, 959-975 AD, King of Mercia, 957-959 AD S-1138, N-750 Large crowned portrait facing right, shoulders below inner circle, name surrounding; reverse, small cross pattée within circle, tiny cross and pellet in…

823-825 AD, Beornwulf, Beornwulf, King of Mercia, 823-825 AD, King of Mercia, Tyrants of the Thames 2.0

Coin 011 – SILVER PENNY (823-825 AD), PCGS AU-58

Beornwulf, King of Mercia, 823-825 AD S-928, N-394 Bare head (with coarse locks of hair) facing right, his name (blundered "B") surrounding, ending in two crescents back-to-back (looking like an "X"); reverse, moneyer's name WERBALD and…

674-704 AD, Aethelred, Aethelred , King of Mercia, 674-704 AD, King of Mercia, Tyrants of the Thames 2.0

Coin 005 – SCEAT OF PRIMARY PHASE (680-710 AD), PCGS EF-40

Aethelred , King of Mercia, 674-704 AD S-780, Symbolic king's head of degenerate style; reverse, king's name given in Runic letters as AETHILRAED in two lines. This is the transition coinage from the pale-gold thrymsas to the silver pennies;…

716-757 AD, Aetherlbald, Aetherlbald, King of Mercia, 716-757 AD, King of Mercia, Tyrants of the Thames 2.0

Coin 006 – SCEAT OF SECONDARY PHASE (710-760 AD), PCGS AU-53

Aetherlbald, King of Mercia, 716-757 AD S-804G, Diademed bust facing left with a long cross before face; reverse, figure in robe standing in crescent boat holding cross and bird (an eagle?). Minted at London. This haunting little coin…

757-796 AD, King of Mercia, Offa, Offa, King of Mercia, 757-796 AD, Tyrants of the Thames 2.0

Coin 007 – SILVER “LIGHT” PENNY (779-792 AD), PCGS AU-58

Offa, King of Mercia, 757-796 AD S-905, N-290 Half-length, bare-headed portrait (Bust B) facing right, OFFA REX split around portrait; reverse, Celtic cross with OFRM on limbs of cross, at center a smaller cross surrounded by 12 pellets,…

796-821 AD, Coenwulf, Coenwulf, King of Mercia, 796-821 AD, King of Mercia, Tyrants of the Thames 2.0

Coin 009 – SILVER PENNY (CIRCA 817-821 AD), PCGS AU-58

Coenwulf, King of Mercia, 796-821 AD S-920, N-370 Crude, diademed portrait facing right within a circle of beads, his name surrounding; reverse, stylized lozenge with a large cross at each angle extending to the rim beading, a cross to…

821-823 AD, Coelwulf I, Coelwulf I, King of Mercia, 821-823 AD, King of Mercia, Tyrants of the Thames 2.0

Coin 010 – SILVER PENNY (821-823 AD), PCGS MS-63

Coelwulf I, King of Mercia, 821-823 AD S-921, N-376 Diademed portrait facing right, his name surrounding; reverse, letter "A" or Alpha at center surrounded by moneyer's name SIGESTEF of the Canterbury mint. Very rare and especially so…