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234.—Silver Penny of Offa, King of Mercia. more
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| Image title: | 234.—Silver Penny of Offa, King of Mercia. |
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| Source: | Knight, Charles: “Old England: A Pictorial Museum” (1845) |
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| Keywords: | coins, saxon england, greyscale |
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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 both mentioned in the Saxon Gospels. The coins of 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) |
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