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H3072 -
The Kingdom of Mercia, Offa
(757-796), Penny,
1.06g., Light coinage, Cross and Saltire of Lobes obverse (765-792)
Canterbury mint,
moneyer Heahbeorht, OFFA REX
in angles of a long cross botonnée on a small saltire of lobes, rev.,
Celtic cross, cross and pellets in centre, pheon in each angle,
HEABERHT in angles, (CEB -; N 276/1; S 904), a full round
coin, good metal, sligth wave, no chips no cracks, very fine, extremely rare. $1700
REDUCED $1295 SOLD
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- Provenance:
- Found with the aid of a metal detector at
Wingham, Kent, England, November 2007.
The EMC record states: R. Naismith comments: This is the
third known example of Chick type 122, which corresponds with Blunt type
59, and was struck from the same obverse die as one of the other two coins
(BMC 51).
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H3019 -
The Kingdom of Mercia, Offa
(757-796), Silver Penny,
1.12g.,
Light coinage (765-792), London mint, moneyer Æthelweald
(Eðelvald),
+OFFA REX in two lines across field divided by a beaded line with cross
ends, rev., moneyer’s name +EĐWALD in two lines across field
divided by a beaded line with cross ends, (CEB 55; N 287; S 904), slight
chip to edge, otherwise of good metal and sound fabric, good
very fine, very rare. $1950
REDUCED $1700 SOLD |
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H3014 -
The Kingdom of Mercia, Offa
(757-796), Silver Penny,
1.24g.,
Portrait & Cross of Lobes type, 'light coinage', struck c.787-792,
London mint, moneyer Dudda, diademed draped bust right (Cc type), quatrefoil
behind head above diadem, trefoil behind neck below it, OFFA REX in front,
rev., +DUD in angles of a cross of lobes with small saltire botonnée
in centre, nine pellets spaced around the edge, (S.905; N.296;, CEB 28;
Chick 24), a full round coin with only slight irregularity along part of
the rim, good very fine / extremely fine, darkly toned, great portrait of
good style with full regal name, third known example of this type, fully
recorded find spot. $4250 SOLD
- Provenance:
- Found with the aid of a metal detector at the village
of Allhallows on the south side of Hoo peninsula on the Medway estuary
in Kent, England.
- Recorded in the EMC 2007.0181, PAS: KENT-CE7AE1 and
BNJ Coin Register 2008, no. 211.
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H2071 -
The Kingdom of Mercia, Offa
(757-796), Silver Penny,
1.31g.,
Heavy coinage (757-796)), Canterbury mint, moneyer Æthelmod,
+OFFA REX two lunettes with regal name between and in lower lunette, M in
upper lunette, rev., moneyer’s name +EĐEELMD between and in two
lunettes, symbols in upper lunette, (CEB 95; N.322; S.908), a small
striking crack at 11 o’clock, otherwise of good metal and sound fabric, good
very fine, very rare. $1695 SOLD |
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H2072 -
The Kingdom of Mercia, Offa
(757-796), Penny,
1.06g., Light coinage, Celtic cross obverse (765-792),
Canterbury mint,
moneyer Tirwald, celtic cross, cross and pellets in centre, OFFA REX
in angles, rev., long cross fleury, saltire with trefoils in centre,
tirwald in angles, (CEB 79; N 275; S 904), a full round
coin, good metal, good very fine, extremely rare. $2895 SOLD |
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