Rights Holder: Kent County Council
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
COIN
Unique ID: KENT-566617
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An early-medieval silver penny of Offa of Mercia (757-96), Heavy Coinage (c.792-6), mint: London, moneyer: Eama. Chick type 206. Refs: Chick 2010; this coin also published as Naimsmith and Naylor 2012 no. 24.
The coin is approximately 20mm in diameter and weighs 1.26 grams.
Notes:
This coin is die linked to Chick no. 206b.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
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
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 792
Date to: Circa AD 796
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.26 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Offa of Mercia
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of the kings of Mercia 8th-9th centuries
Type: Offa, Blunt group III (Heavy Coinage, no further details)
Obverse description: 'm-' with three pellets on either side//+OFFA (lozenge shaped O)//REX
Obverse inscription: M//OFFA//REX
Reverse description: Moneyer's name in two lunettes divided by a beaded bar.
Reverse inscription: EA//MA
Coin references
No coin references available.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick, D. | 2010 | The Coinage of Offa and His Contemporaries | London | Spink | |||
| Naismith, R. and Naylor, J. | 2012 | New type and finds for Offa of Mercia | London | British Numismatic Society |
Similar objects
Find number: DEV-530DA3
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
An early-medieval silver penny of Offa of Mercia (757-96), Light Coinage (Chick 28; North 287), mint: London, moneyer: Dud. Ref: North 1994: …
Workflow: Published
Find number: LIN-278218
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
An early-medeival silver penny of Offa of Mercia (757-96), Heavy coinage (North 320; Chick 239), mint: Canterbury, moneyer: Osmod. Refs: Nort…
Workflow: Published
Find number: KENT-56D318
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
An Early Medieval silver penny of Offa of Mercia (757-96); heavy coinage (c.792-6), moneyer: Ciolhard/Ceolheard (North 321; Chick 203); mint:…
Workflow: Published
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618