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Silver 3 Reichsmark, 1927-A. For the 400

Anniversary - Philipps University in Marburg. (KM 53; J-330).

NGC graded Proof 64.

$ 400

GREAT BRITAIN

1350

Aethelheard (792-805). with Kings of Mercia, Offa as Overlord. Anglo-Saxon Middle Period (780-973)

Silver Non-portrait Penny, undated, 1.26 g. Archbishops of Canterbury, Second issue, with Archbishop title,

Canterbury heavy coinage (792/3-796). Legend in three lines with bar divisions, barred M with pellet in

each curve, pellets in a triangle either side, / :+:OFFA chevron barred A / REX. Rev. Legend in three lines

with plain bar divisions. AEDIL / HEARD / ARCEPI. (Chick 247e, this coin; Blunt 136; N 229; S 885).

Chipped, toned. Extremely rare. Very fine.

$ 2,800

Found in Crundale, near Wye, Kent, 28 December 1991, Coin Register 1996, number153

ex Spink Numismatic Circular, June 2002, item1059

ex Professor G W De Witt Collection, F R Künker auction 137, 11 March 2008

ex Baldwin’s Auction 77, 27 September 2012, lot 2525.

Offa Portrait Penny

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Offa, King of Mercia (757-796). Silver Portrait Penny, undated, 1.06 g. Silver Portrait Penny, Light coinage

(780-792), Canterbury, moneyer Ealmund. Diademed bust right to edge of coin, head within segmented

linear circle, OFFARExMERCIOR. Rev. Cross pommée with trefoils in angles, within lozenge compartment

with incurved sides, +EALMVND. Pleasing portrait and well toned, a little roughness to upper obverse

edge, reverse a little off-centre, some weakness only to high points. (Chick 47a; Blunt 45; N 308; S 905). Very

fine.

$ 4,250

ex G C Drabble Collection, Glendining’s, 4 July 1939, lot 320, sold for £16/10/-

ex Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1967, item 6446

ex Patrick Finn List 15, Spring 1999, item 75