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Description: | Early medieval silver penny of Offa (757-796), Light coinage, Portrait issue, Serpent reverses, minted in London by Alhmund, c.765-792, North 318, CEB 42.
The M in the kings name is of a different form to those recorded on EMC (1986.0088 and 1984.0021) although it is similar to M's on other coins issued by this moneyer. This may suggest this is a new die or a contemporary copy.
The coin has been clipped to remove the obverse legend but to leave the kings bust, including the shoulders which project right out to the original edge. This extreme clipping may reflect a contemporary copy, the cin has ben rendered unusable as coin without degrading the kings head. It may alternatively suggest the coin was put to a non-monetary use perhaps re-used as a piece of decoration or as silver used to make payments by weight. The clipping has carefully respected the kings head in line with laws and customs relating to the respect to the kings portrait. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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