| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1239 Price realized: 6,000 USD (Approx. 5,495 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (18mm, 1.51 g, 9h). Heavy coinage, non-portrait type. Canterbury mint; Babba, moneyer. Struck circa 792/3-796. OFFA between two beaded lines; ornamental sprays above and below / BABBA between two beaded lines; above, two pellets in pelleted annulets flanked by trefoils; below, two annulets within circles of pellets, trefoil to left, quatrefoil to right. Chick –; SCBI –; North –; SCBC 908. Toned, very slight bow to flan and small die flaw on reverse. Near EF. A handsome example of this issue. Extremely rare, unrecorded type. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from AMR Coins, July 2014. Estimate: 4000 USD |  |
