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Great Britain. Kings of Mercia. AR Penny, ND (Can

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
Great Britain. Kings of Mercia. AR Penny, ND (Can
<Our item number 115819><B>Great Britain. Kings of Mercia. AR Penny, ND &#40;Canterbury mint, struck c. 787-792&#41;.</B> North-301; S-905; Blunt-65. 1.18 grams. <B>Offa, 757-796 AD.</B> Group II; Light Coinage. Portrait issue. Draped and diademed bust right; OFF REX in four lines. <I>Reverse</I>: Floriate cross with lozenge center, small cross within; IBBA in angles. Crisply struck, on excellent metal. Variegated dark smoky toning, with lighter areas of deep gold and russet. Some hints of mint luster. Extremely Rare. <B>NGC graded AU-50.</B> <BR><BR>Found in North Yorkshire in 2000 &#40;EMC 2000.0639&#41;. <B>One of only three known</B> with this obverse design. An extraordinary portrait for this era -- a masterpiece of Saxon art! <BR>Estimated Value &#36;15,000 - 20,000. <I><BR>Ex Dr Jacob Y. Terner Collection &#40;by private treaty to the Millennia Collection&#41;. Illustrated in <B>Money of The World</B>, p.99, coin plate #65.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 115819<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/115819.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/115819N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>