Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

Kings of Mercia, Offa, Penny, Light coinage, Canterbury, Babba, +offa rex in angles of long cross botonnée, lozenge within circle in centre, rev. babba within tablet divided by pelleted cross with fleured ends, 0.95g/12h (Chick 91a-b; N 267; S 907). Several cracks penetrating to the inner circle and edge chipped, otherwise fine, scarce £400-£500

Provenance: Found in Essex, 2013 (EMC 2015.0329)