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Early medieval coin: penny of Offa
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Arwen Wood, 2017-05-22 09:12:10
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Early medieval coin: penny of Offa
Description
English: Two silver early medieval coins of Offa (757 - 796 AD) belonging to the Light Coinage, dating to c.765-92.

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No. Obverse Reverse Diam/W/DA Mint Moneyer Condition Reference
1

OFFA REX in the angles of a long cross of lobes springing from a short cross of lobes or quatrefoil

 BAHHARD in two lunettes divided by a line of pellets with a small cross at each end

16.9mm

1.24g

3 oclock

 London Bagheard slightly bent on one edge Chick 16, North 279
2
This coin		 OFFA REX in the angles of a long cross botonnée on a small saltire of lobes EOBA on the limbs of a Celtic cross with small cross and pellets in the centre and a pheon in each angle

16.6mm

1.24g

11 o'clock

 Canterbury Eoba Slightly offstruck Chick 115-8, North 276.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Northamptonshire
Date between 765 and 792
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FindIdentifier: 848433
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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
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Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/615866/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/848433
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Object location52° 06′ 56.16″ N, 0° 53′ 51.42″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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