Coins and Historical Medals

Kings of Mercia, Offa (757-96), Penny, Light coinage, London, Æthelweald, + offa rex +, diademed bust right, rev. edelvvald, jewel cross, inner circle containing cross botonée over saltire, 1.27g/4h (Chick 10; SCBI BM 46-7; SCBI Ashmolean 5; N 310; S 905). Creased and straightened, light scuff on bust and with the usual porosity, otherwise very fine, reverse better
£800-£1,000