Silver penny of Offa, East Anglian

An image of Coinage. Penny. Offa (757-96), ruler. Lul, Moneyer. Production place: East Anglia. Obverse: +OFF` REX. Reverse: lul. Silver, struck, weight 1.1 g, diameter 18.7 mm, circa 780 to circa 793. Medieval. Anglo-Viking.

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Coinage. Penny. Offa (757-96), ruler. Lul, Moneyer. Production place: East Anglia. Obverse: +OFF` REX. Reverse: lul. Silver, struck, weight 1.1 g, diameter 18.7 mm, circa 780 to circa 793. Medieval. Anglo-Viking.

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Accession Number: CM.2112-2003
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Photographer name: Michael Jones
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ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 25/1

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8th Century AD Anglo-Viking coin coinage currency Early Medieval East Anglia East Anglian English Fitz_CM heads kings legal tender Lul (moneyer) Medieval Mercian monarchs monarchy money obverse Offa of Mercia penny rulers Silver struck

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