ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (16mm, 1.13 g, 8h). Light coinage, portrait type. Canterbury mint; Ealhmund, moneyer. Struck circa 785-792/3. Near VF.

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Lot: 6513. Estimated: $ 750

The Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, Silver

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (16mm, 1.13 g, 8h). Light coinage, portrait type. Canterbury mint; Ealhmund, moneyer. Struck circa 785-792/3. + Θ:FF·A : REX + ·:·, diademed bust right / + E ΛL MЧ N∂ around large lozenge with incurved sides; at center, annulet containing cross botonée with four petals in saltire. Chick 48a = SCBI 20 (Mack), 558 (this coin); North 307; SCBC 905. Toned, ragged edge. Near VF.

From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712912 (December 1999); L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 23 APril 1999), lot 284; Numismatic Circular XCV.2 (February 1987), no. 155; R.P. Mack Collection; Numismatic Circular LXXXVI.3 (March 1979), no. 2842; G.C. Drabble Collection (Part II, Glendining, 13 December 1943), lot 808.


Closing Date and Time: 23 January 2025 at 12:50:40 ET.



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