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Kings of Mercia Offa Silver Penny 757-796AD Light Coinage Babba

Name: Kings of Mercia Offa Silver Penny 757-796AD Light Coinage Babba
SKU: TS442
Price: 1200.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£1,200.00

Code: TS442

16mm, 1.04g. S904

Offa was the son of Thingfrith and related to earlier Mercian rulers.
He became king of Mercia following a period of civil war after the assassination of Aethelbald, subsequently consolidating control of other territories; this apparent unification of England is interpreted by some as a quest for power. His coinage is artistically accomplished and his wife Cynethryth is the only Saxon queen to be depicted on a coin.

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