File:Silver penny of Offa of Mercia (780-798) (FindID 925297).jpg

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Silver penny of Offa of Mercia (780-798)
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National Museum Wales , Susie White, 2018-11-08 15:13:54
Title
Silver penny of Offa of Mercia (780-798)
Description
English: Silver penny of Offa of Mercia (757-96) issued under the archbishop of Canterbury dating to 780-98. The obverse has the legend OFFA REX in two lines divided by a beaded bar with fleurs at each end. There is a recumbent Latin cross above. The reverse has a lozenge cross fleury, in the centre of which is a plain cross over a saltire of petals. In the angles of the lozenge is UU / IN / ʘ / ð (Chick Type 76). [NB: the ʘ is lozenge shaped.

Diameter: 14.9mm ; weight:1g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 780 and 798
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FindIdentifier: 925297
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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/1033653
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1033653/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/925297
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