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Early Medieval Coin: Penny of Offa of Mercia
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North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, 2015-02-11 11:06:31
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Early Medieval Coin: Penny of Offa of Mercia
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English: Silver coin. Penny of Offa of Mercia (757-796), as kindly identified by the finder. The obverse is unusual for the division of the royal name, which more usually appears on a single line (cf. North 1994 plate 4, nos 24-26).

Obverse description: Legend over two lines separated by a pelleted line, with initial cross and longer shafted cross on its side below legend. Pellets appear between letters F and F. Possibly pellets at 12 O'clock.

Obverse inscription: +.OFF / A REX

Reverse description: Four petalled flower with a line flanked by pellets on each petal. A small cross on a long shaft passes through its centre, with its head between petals. There is also a tiny cross pommee between each pair of petals. The cross shaft springs from the letter N, while P-shaped figures occupy the equivalent spaces to left and right (see inscription).

Reverse inscription: : Possibly DVD

Diameter: 16.5mm, Weight: 1.17gms, die axis: possibly 2.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 757 and 796
Accession number
FindID: 660578
Old ref: NLM-7DA88E
Filename: NLM27490.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/504585
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/504585/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/660578
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