Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Kings of Mercia, Offa, Penny, Light coinage, London, Eadhun, undraped bust right with elaborate hairstyle, rev. e ad h n in angles of lozenge cross, in centre, small plain cross, pellets in angles, 1.08g/9h (Chick 32 var.; Blunt 39; N –; S 905). Round and neatly struck but surfaces dry and a little porous, fine, reverse better, rare £800-£1,000

Chick lists seven minor varieties of this type, none with the aberrant reading Eadhn, although several read Eadhvvn