Anglo-Saxon Coins - Offa - East Anglia / Ecghun - Star of David Penny 785-793 AD

Type 168. Obv: long cross fleury with lozenge and pellet centre and short cross-bars to limbs with XO / FF / A+ / RE in angles. Rev: star of David with pellet-in-rosettes at centre and at points dividing E / g / C / H / V / N legend (with Runic 'g') for the moneyer Ecghun at an East Anglian mint. Near as struck; small chip and short edge crack. Extremely rare; third example recorded for type.(1.20 grams.).

Provenance

Reportedly found near Great Saxham, Suffolk, UK, 2017.

Published

See Early Medieval Corpus, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, reference EMC 2018.0425 (this coin).

Literature

S. 907; N. -; CEB 110 (part); SCBI 67 (BM Anglo-Saxon II) -; Chick 168 (same dies); see also CNG sale 97, lot 974 (same dies).

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LOT 3117

Anglo-Saxon Coins - Offa - East Anglia / Ecghun - Star of David Penny

Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,000

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