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Great Britain. Kings of Mercia. AR Pennyn ND (Can

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Great Britain. Kings of Mercia. AR Pennyn ND (Can
<Our item number 115818><B>Great Britain. Kings of Mercia. AR Pennyn ND &#40;Canterbury mint, struck c. 784-787&#41;.</B> North-261 var.; S-904. 1.27 grams. <B>Offa, 757-796 AD</B>. Light Coinage; Group I. Moneyer &#34;Eoba&#34; is for Heaberht &#40;Sutherland, pp. 9-14&#41;. Without portrait. Beaded cross with A or K finials, beaded annulet center with small cross pattee within; OFRM around in angles. <I>Reverse</I>: Celtic cross pattee, with annulet center, small cross within pellet in each angle; EOBA around in angles. Crisply struck, on choice metal. Some residual mint luster. Medium to dark toning, Mostly a warm brown color, reflecting occasional pinks. Extremely Rare. <B>NGC graded MS-61.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;5,000 - 6,000. <I><BR>Thought to be from the Rome Hoard of 1830. Ex Dr Jacob Y. Terner Collection &#40;by private treaty to the Millennia Collection&#41;.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 115818<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/115818.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/115818N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>