Mercia, Offa, Penny, Group II with portrait, Ethelwald, obv. diademed bust right to edge of coin, within inner circle, OFFA REX around, rev. flower of four petals dividing ED-IL-VA-LD in angles, saltire on cross botonnée at centre, 20.1 grains/1.30 grams (N.310; cf. Blunt 57; same dies as SCBI, Mack 562, ex. Ryan 614), almost extremely fine, rare

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Mercia, Offa, Penny, Group II with portrait, Ethelwald, obv. diademed bust right to edge of coin, within inner circle, OFFA REX around, rev. flower of four petals dividing ED-IL-VA-LD in angles, saltire on cross botonnée at centre, 20.1 grains/1.30 grams (N.310; cf. Blunt 57; same dies as SCBI, Mack 562, ex. Ryan 614), almost extremely fine, rare

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Found at Aiskew, Bedale, North Yorkshire, 1992

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