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Auction: 4002 - The Marshall Collection of British & World Coins
Lot: 32

Kings of Mercia, Offa (757-796), light coinage, Penny, 1.08g., portrait issue, London, Ibba, offa rex, diademed bust right wearing robe (Bust Cb), rev., ibba in angles of floriate cross with lozenge centre containing small cross (CEB 64; N.301; S.905), small edge chip at 10 o'clock, lightly pitted and some scratches on both sides, toned, good fine, rare Estimate £ 800-1,000 provenance: Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1942, no.16349 £20-0-0 The treatment of the king's robe on this coin varies slightly and is similar to CEB 65

Sold for
£900