File:Early-medieval coin, penny of Offa (FindID 236039).jpg

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Early-medieval coin: penny of Offa
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None, Julian Watters, 2008-10-27 11:04:08
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Early-medieval coin: penny of Offa
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English: A silver penny of Offa, King of Mercia from AD 757-796. This coin is categorised as North Group II, no. 288 (1980, p. 59). A close parallel is Fitzwilliam ref. 2003.0044. It was probably minted between AD c. 787 and AD c. 792. The coin is incomplete, bent and corroded. It measures 14mm in diameter, 0.6mm thick and weighs 1.03g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cambridgeshire
Date between 787 and 792
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FindID: 236039
Old ref: BH-349AD7
Filename: Early med coin 08 119 - 8.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/191639
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/191639/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/236039
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