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Auction: 402 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale at NY INC
Lot: 55

England. Kings of Mercia. Offa (757-796). Light Coinage. Penny. Canterbury mint; moneyer: Ealdraed. 0.89 gm. Two lunettes, one above the other, +OFFA in the top (with the second F much taller than the first, allowing space for the initial mark), REX in the bottom; no crosses between the lunettes, curved V at each junction. (Blunt 131). Reverse: Small inner cross containing a rosette of 7 pellets and formed with 4 tall crosses extending outward from the circle, (starting in the lower right angle) +E. .AL .R.E (curvate) D. (Blunt 9). S.904, EMC 2009.0334. Only the second recorded example of this type and Very rare. Irregular, chipped edge. Toned over light deposits. Near Extremely Fine. Ex Ira & Larry Goldberg Auction 85, June 2, 2015, lot 3768.

Estimate
$1,500 to $2,000

Starting price
$900