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[edit]Medieval silver penny coin of Offa of Mercia, c.787-c.792 | |||
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Colchester Museums, Laura Pooley, 2006-10-02 15:29:05 |
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Medieval silver penny coin of Offa of Mercia, c.787-c.792 |
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English: Medieval silver penny of Offa of Mercia. It is a Group II coin without a portrait, c.787-c.792, and the obverse contains the King’s name across the field. Obverse: OFFA REX in two lunettes divided by a line of pellets with a cross at each end. Reverse: ETHELNOTH in two lines divided by a line of pellets with an ornament at each end. Moneyer: Ethelnoth. It measures 17mm in diameter, weighs 1.19g and has a die axis of 6. North, J. J. 1980. English Hammered Coinage, Volume 1: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c.600-1272, page 59, ref. 286. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Essex | ||
Date | between 787 and 792 | ||
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FindID: 144235 Old ref: ESS-BC6851 Filename: cn000346.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/115496 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/115496/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/144235 |
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Object location | 51° 50′ 00.24″ N, 0° 51′ 25.32″ E ![]() | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | ![]() |
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OFFA REX [King Offa]
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