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Kings of Mercia. Offa (757-796) "Portrait" Penny ND (c. 780-792) Fine Details (Damaged) NGC, London or Canterbury mint, Ethilwald as moneyer, Light Coinage, Portrait Floral Cross type, S-905, N-310 (VR), MEC VIII-1009. x Θ • FFA • RÆ •X• x, bare-headed bust Ea right / Єð | AL | VA | L∂, short cross batonnee over short cross in saltire; all within circle and set on a long voided cross pommee with globule in each limb. Perhaps the most iconic early English coinage, and certainly one of the most beloved portrait series of all time. Likely missing from many a collection due to the usual prohibitive rarity of the type, the piece at hand, while admittedly rough, still presents both the king's and moneyer's names with full legibility, and likely represents a more attainable example sure to fill a gap in its next owner's collection.
Ex. Stack's Coin Galleries Sale October 2010 (Lot 555); Coin Galleries Sale November 1986 (Lot 480)
From the Poulos Family Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-kings-of-mercia-offa-757-796-portrait-penny-nd-c-780-792-fine-details-damaged-ngc-/a/3076-31560.s?type=CoinArchives3076
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 800-1000 USD
Kings of Mercia. Offa (757-796) "Portrait" Penny ND (c. 780-792) Fine Details (Damaged) NGC, London or Canterbury mint, Ethilwald as moneyer, Light Coinage, Portrait Floral Cross type, S-905, N-310 (VR), MEC VIII-1009. x Θ • FFA • RÆ •X• x, bare-headed bust Ea right / Єð | AL | VA | L∂, short cross batonnee over short cross in saltire; all within circle and set on a long voided cross pommee with globule in each limb. Perhaps the most iconic early English coinage, and certainly one of the most beloved portrait series of all time. Likely missing from many a collection due to the usual prohibitive rarity of the type, the piece at hand, while admittedly rough, still presents both the king's and moneyer's names with full legibility, and likely represents a more attainable example sure to fill a gap in its next owner's collection.
Ex. Stack's Coin Galleries Sale October 2010 (Lot 555); Coin Galleries Sale November 1986 (Lot 480)
From the Poulos Family Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-kings-of-mercia-offa-757-796-portrait-penny-nd-c-780-792-fine-details-damaged-ngc-/a/3076-31560.s?type=CoinArchives3076
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 800-1000 USD