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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-9DBEA3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete silver penny of Offa. Canterbury mint, Group 1, c. 784-c. 787 (North 1980, 58, ref: 266; Chick type 89).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 784
Date to: Circa AD 787
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.09 g
Diameter: 17.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th October 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2009-1-660
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Offa of Mercia
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: Coin of the kings of Mercia 8th-9th centuries
Type: N 266 (CEB 7) (Light coinage, Crosslet obverse)
Obverse description: Cross crosslet with lozenge centre surrounded by a circle
Obverse inscription: OFFA
Reverse description: Cross crosslet with lozenge centre containing a rosette of pellets
Reverse inscription: BABBA
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | 58 | 266 |
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