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Kings of Mercia
OFFA  [757-96]  silver penny
Heavy coinage [c.792-6]
CANTERBURY mint,  Moneyer - DAEGMUND
obv.  OEFA  REX, in 2 lines
rev.  +DELnVND, in 2 lines
[see S.908]
Found Wisbeach Way, near Norfolk
slight edge chip
Believed to be only 2 or 3 examples known with this moneyer
EXTREMELY  RARE
nEF
£sold 
31
Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60]
FEMALE  FIGURE  -  SERIES  U,  Type 23b
Minted Thames area
obv.  standing female figure facing right, holding 2 crosses in large hands
rev.   pecking bird
[see Metcalf 445-51 and p.560, 564, S.793]
VERY  RARE
VF or better
£295
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Kings of Mercia
BURGRED  [852-74]  silver penny
Type A,  Moneyer - BEAGSTAN
obv.  bust right
rev.   moneyer's name in and between lunettes
[see S.938]
tiny edge crack
Ex - Lockett collection
          Joel D Coen, New York, USA, 1988
          Private collection, USA
EF or near
£sold
33
Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60]
2  STANDING  FIGURES  -  SERIES  N,  Type 41b
Minted London area
obv.  two standing figures facing forward, holding 3 crosses, pellet above
rev.   monster left, looking back
[see Metcalf 368-72, S.810]
RARE
nEF
£225
34
35
Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60]
QUADRUPED and BIRD  -  SERIES  Q,  Type 11a
Minted East Anglia area
obv.  quadruped left foreleg raised, with long tail curved between legs,                                                                                                     14 pellets in field
rev.   bird left with forked tail, with cross and 24 pellets in field
[see Metcalf 386 and p.494, S.836]
1.19g
Ex - A.Gillis
EXTREMELY  RARE
GVF-nEF
£sold
36
CNUT  [1016-35]  silver penny
Quatrefoil type
CAMBRIDGE  mint,  Moneyer - ADAM
obv.  +CNVT  REX  ANGLOR, bust left
rev.   +ADAM  ON  GRAT
[see BMC 230, S.1157]
RARE
EF
£345
37
Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60]
FEMALE  CENTAUR  type - SERIES  S, gp.1x with experimental rev. die
obv.  winged female Centaur  [similar Metcalf 439]
rev.   whorl of 4 wolf heads, with lateral reversal
           [whorl in opposite direction to normal - see Metcalf p.542]
[see Metcalf 438-41, S.831]
EXTREMELY  RARE
EF or near
£sold

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Kings of Mercia
COENWULF  [796-821]  silver penny
EAST  ANGLIA,  Moneyer - WODEL
obv.  COENVVLF  REX, crude bust right
rev.   lozenge with cross at each angle, with PODEL in angles
[see BMC 91, N.370, S.920]
Found Wilstead, Bedfordshire, Dec.2005
Recorded EMC - 2006.0055
somewhat wavy flan and ragged edge, but all details there
EXTREMELY  RARE
GVF/VF
£sold
39
Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60]
2  STANDING  FIGURES  - SERIES  N,  Type 41b var.
Minted Thames area
obv.  2 standing figures on a baseline facing forward, holding 3 crosses
            [left figure has plain body, right figure striped]
rev.   monster left, with head turned right
[see Metcalf 368-72, S.810]
unusual figures on obv.
VERY  RARE
nEF-EF
£375
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sale price £195