Penny of Offa of Mercia

This Anglo-Saxon penny has been recorded with the EMC at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. It was unearthed quite recently by Dai Devonald, who asked for my opinion on its possible commercial value.

This is a coin of Offa of Mercia, who was king from AD 757 to 796. It has been identified on the EMC as a new type for the East Anglian moneyer Botred. 

Valuation

Even though Offa was king of Mercia for close to 40 years, his coins are all very to extremely rare. There are many types and varieties on record and this coin adds yet another.

As it is a previously unknown type this would add interest for specialist collectors. The coin would grade better than Fine but the flan and edge are both uneven. In its present ‘as found’state of preservation my price range would be £500-600.

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