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LOT 2226
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Offa - London / Aethelweald - Light Coinage AR Penny 780-792 A.D.
Blunt type 55. Obv: OFFA / REX above and below central dividing line with fleur ends and pellets. Rev: EDEL / VALD above and below central dividing line with fleur ends and pellets for the moneyer Aethelweald at London mint. Very fine. Very rare.(1.09 grams.).
Provenance
Property of a Colchester, UK, collector.
Literature
S. 904; N. 287; Chick 11a-d (different dies).
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LOT 2226
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Offa - London / Aethelweald - Light Coinage AR Penny
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
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