Triton XX, Lot: 1487. Estimate $6000. Sold for $4750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.45 g, 6h). Heavy coinage. Canterbury mint; Babba, moneyer. Struck circa 792/3-796. + ◊FFA REX (Mercian m), rosette / BABBA in central panel, Mercian m flanked by annulets and pellets in upper lunette, curvilinear ornament in lower lunette. Chick 219; SCBI 2 (Hunterian), 325; BMC 35; EMC 2013.0365 (this coin); North 319; SCBC 908. EF, rich dark tone. Well struck and very rare.

From the Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection. Ex Spink 223 (26 March 2014), lot 1344. Found near Northampton, Northamptonshire, by 2013.