Kings of Mercia Offa AD 757-796 Silver Penny

£1,950.00

Code: LS297

Kings of Mercia Offa AD 757-796 Silver Penny

Light coinage.

Without portrait. OFFA REX Small flan

Osmoth

S904, 17mm, 1.11g

View Video Here

 

Offa (757-796): The first King of Mercia to strike coins, Offa is perhaps one of the most famous Anglo-Saxon kings – and certainly the longest-ruling (c. 39 years). Although he probably was not the original builder of ‘Offa’s Dyke’ and his attempts to ingratiate himself with the Frankish King Charlemagne ultimately failed – by the time of his death he had built Mercia into Anglo-Saxon England’s powerhouse kingdom. J J North’s ‘English Hammered Coinage vol. I’ encompasses Offa’s coinage within c. 80 different types, which perhaps illustrates best the complexity of his various issues struck during his reign.

 

 

 

Out of stock

You may also be interested in these…