Coenwulf is king again as unique penny takes £200,000
RIGHT: London auctioneers Spink’s pre-sale billing of this Anglo Saxon gold penny as ”the most important discovery in British numismatics for many years” gained tangible endorsement last week when they sold it for £200,000 – a new record for an English coin.
Early gold coins are rare survivals, but this 3/4in (20mm) diameter specimen is in a particularly re…