Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins. Historical and Art Medals

Offa (757-796), Penny, Light coinage, Portrait issue, probably London, Ibba, bust right dividing f/ofa/fre/x, rev. ibba in angles of floriate cross with lozenge centre containing a small cross, no ornamentation in angles, 1.19gm (Blunt 65; N 301; S 905). Extremely fine with an excellent portrait, an exceptional coin of the highest rarity; only three specimens of this obverse type believed known (£5,000-7,000)

Provenance:
Found at Aiskew, North Yorkshire, 2000 [EMC 2000.0639]. This coin is the last piece mentioned in the article by Derek Chick, ‘A Hoard of Offa’s Coins from Aiskew, North Yorkshire’ , CCNB Newsletter 28, Sept. 2001, p.3.

Illustration above enlarged; also see Colour Plate III

This coin is from the developing Aiskew (N. Yorkshire) Hoard and is the last piece mentioned in the article by Derek Chick, ‘A Hoard of Offa’s Coins from Aiskew, North Yorkshire’ (CCNB Newsletter 28, Sept. 2001, p.3).