Lot 186
Great Britain. Kings of Mercia. AR Penny, ND (Canterbury mint, struck c. 787-792). North-301; S-905; Blunt-65. 1.18 grams. Offa, 757-796 AD. Group II; Light Coinage. Portrait issue. Draped and diademed bust right; OFF REX in four lines. Reverse: Floriate cross with lozenge center, small cross within; IBBA in angles. Crisply struck, on excellent metal. Variegated dark smoky toning, with lighter areas of deep gold and russet. Some hints of mint luster. Extremely Rare. NGC graded AU-50.
Found in North Yorkshire in 2000 (EMC 2000.0639). One of only three known with this obverse design. An extraordinary portrait for this era -- a masterpiece of Saxon art!
Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000.
Ex Dr Jacob Y. Terner Collection (by private treaty to the Millennia Collection). Illustrated in Money of The World, p.99, coin plate #65.
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