ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Cynethryth. Wife of Offa, 757-796. AR Penny (16mm, 1.07 g, 5h). Light coinage, portrait type. Canterbury mint; Eoba, moneyer. Struck circa 784/5. Fair.

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Lot: 1327. Estimated: $ 2 000

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Cynethryth. Wife of Offa, 757-796. AR Penny (16mm, 1.07 g, 5h). Light coinage, portrait type. Canterbury mint; Eoba, moneyer. Struck circa 784/5. Draped bust right; to left, Latin cross with pellets / + · C·FNE∂RF · ð · REGINA, around barred Mercian m in pelleted circle. Chick 138; North 339; SCBC 909. Find patina, porosity, bent and flattened with associated cracks. Fair. Rare.


Closing Date and Time: 4 October 2023 at 17:22:00 ET.

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