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1/2 Penny - Offa Light Coinage, non-portrait type
| Issuer | Kingdom of Mercia |
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| Year | 780-792 |
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| Weight | 0.43 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of this hammered silver halfpenny carries the moneyer's name in Anglo-Saxon letterforms arranged across the field, reading EdEL [weald], representing the moneyer Aethelweald. The legend is set within a plain field enclosed by a beaded border consistent with the non-portrait light coinage convention. The lettering is boldly struck with the angular, somewhat rustic character common to Mercian issues of the 780s. As with the obverse, this is a half-cut specimen, with the coin having been divided along its diameter. The moneyer Aethelweald is associated with the Canterbury and London mints active under Offa. |
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| Reverse lettering | EdEL [weald] (Translation: Aethelweald moneyer.) |
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| Mintage | ND (780-792) |
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