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Auction 136 8-9 June 2016
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BRITISH COINS FROM VARIOUS PROPERTIES
BRITISH COINS, Kings of Mercia, Offa (757-96), Penny, Light coinage, East Anglia, Botred, offa rex between two lines, ornate plants above and below, rev. bo tr ed in runes around a linear triangle, four pellets in centre, lozenge containing pellet at each point, 1.19g/12h (Chick 161; Blunt 108; N 332; S 904). Bent, otherwise good very fine, the second known specimen and the only one available to commerce £8,000-10,000
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In far superior condition to the only other specimen (British Museum)
BRITISH COINS, Kings of Mercia, Offa (757-96), Penny, Light coinage, East Anglia, Botred, offa rex between two lines, ornate plants above and below, rev. bo tr ed in runes around a linear triangle, four pellets in centre, lozenge containing pellet at each point, 1.19g/12h (Chick 161; Blunt 108; N 332; S 904). Bent, otherwise good very fine, the second known specimen and the only one available to commerce £8,000-10,000
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In far superior condition to the only other specimen (British Museum)