.jpg "Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Mercia, Offa AR Penny.")
Details
LOT 3505
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Mercia, Offa AR Penny. 757-796.
London mint. Circa 780-792/3. Ceolheard, moneyer. Light Coinage, Group II, 'Portrait' Type. + OFFA REX +, draped and cuirassed bust to right; all within inner and outer beaded circles / + CI◊L HAR∂ around coiled serpent-like creature within beaded inner and outer circles. Chick type 18; SCBI 67 (BM) 56-7; North 317; SCBC 905; cf. CNG 5628037 (hammer USD 27,500). Very Fine. Extremely rare; only other three complete examples recorded by the EMC.(1.17gr, 16mm, 9h).
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK, by Kevin Stimpson on 3rd April 2024;
Recorded by the Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridgeshire, with reference no. EMC 2024.0140.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 3505
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Mercia, Offa AR Penny.
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
RELATED LOTS
-
England. Edward the Confessor AR Penny. AD 1042-1066.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Stamford, Brunwine. Pacx type, AD 1042-1044. Diademed bust to left, sceptre before / +BRINI ON ST: AN:, voided long cross extending from central annulet, limbs terminating with a crescent, a letter of PACX in each angle. B.M.C IV; N 813; SCBC 1171. 0.84gr, 17mm, 1h
Good Fine. Flan crack at 1h. Very rare; only five similar coins recorded on the Early Medieval Corpus (EMC) at the Fitzwilliam museum.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
Anglo-Saxon. Archbishop Plegmund AR Penny. 890-895.
Estimate: £2,200 - 3,200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,222
Canterbury mint. Class 1. Elfstan, moneyer. + PLEGMVND ARCHIEP, small cross within linear circle / ELFS TAN, pellet trefoil above and below with three pellets between. SCBC 900; North 256. 1.43gr, 20mm, 9h
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
From the Horton collection, UK; Accompanied by a previous dealer's coin ticket (£3,500.00); This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12029-214259. -
Anglo-Saxon. Primary Phase, Series BX/B VI Mule AR Sceattas. Circa 685-710.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
East Anglia. Diademed bust with protruding chin to right, annulet before; all within beaded circle / VANTAVMA, bird on cross with annulet in each angle, additional annulet either side of the cross arms; all within a serpent circle. SCBC 776/777; M 97/102; Abr 15-10/16-10. 1.18gr, 13mm, 9h
Extremely Fine. Deep brown old cabinet tone. Extremely rare mule, an exceptionally rare variant with additional annulets.
Found in UK; Acquired from Mike Vosper, 25 November 2016, no. SS-BTQD, old collector's ticket included.
