British Coins from Various Properties
Kings of Mercia, Offa, Penny, Light coinage, London, Eadhun, draped bust right with elaborate hairstyle, offa rex at right, two pairs of pellets behind, rev. e ad hv n in angles of lozenge cross with small plain cross in centre, 1.09g/2h (Chick 31 var.; Blunt 38; N 303; S 905). Round and neatly struck, very fine or better with an artistically accomplished portrait, very rare
£4,000-£4,600
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Provenance: Found near a deserted medieval village in the neighbourhood of Royston (Hertfordshire), 2019 (EMC 2019.0266)