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234.—Silver Penny of Offa, King of Mercia.
The silver coins of the princes of the Heptarchy are for the most part pennies. There is an extensive series of such coins of the kings of Mercia. The halfpenny and the farthing are the ancient names of the division of the penny; they are [...]Offa, king of Mercia (Fig. 234), are remarkable for the beauty of their execution, far exceeding in correctness of drawing and sharpness of impression those of his predecessors or successors. (p. 79) [more...]
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238.—Ploughing, Sowing, Mowing, Gleaning, Measuring Corn, and Harvest-Supper.
The sower follows immediately behind the ploughman. Fig. 238, which is a literal copy from another manuscript, presents, at once, the operations of ploughing, sowing, mowing, [...] [more...]
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![[picture: 232.---Copper Syca.]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/tn/0232-Copper-Styca-q93-500x242.jpg "[picture: 232.---Copper Syca.]")
![[picture: 233.---Silver Coin.]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/tn/0233-Silver-Coin-q85-500x241.jpg "[picture: 233.---Silver Coin.]")
![[picture: 234.---Silver Penny of Offa, King of Mercia.]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/tn/0234-Silver-penny-of-Offa,-King-of-Mercia-q75-500x229.jpg "[picture: 234.---Silver Penny of Offa, King of Mercia.]")
![[picture: 235.---Silver Penny of Regnald, King of Northumbria]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/tn/0235-Silver-Penny-of-Regnald,-King-of-Northumbria-q75-500x228.jpg "[picture: 235.---Silver Penny of Regnald, King of Northumbria]")
![[picture: 236.---Saxon Emblems of the Month of March]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/tn/0236-Saxon-Emblems-of-the-Month-of-March-q75-500x375.jpg "[picture: 236.---Saxon Emblems of the Month of March]")
![[picture: 237.---Saxon Emblems of the Month of April.]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/tn/0237-Saxon-Emblems-of-the-Month-of-April-q85-500x375.jpg "[picture: 237.---Saxon Emblems of the Month of April.]")
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