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Penny - Burgred Type Ia
| Issuer | Mercia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 852-855 |
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| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the moneyer's name arranged across three horizontal registers within a structured field, divided by two parallel horizontal lines creating distinct bands, with the upper and lower segments arched in a manner typical of Mercian penny reverses of this period. Each register contains angular, deeply cut Latin lettering. Pellets and small ornamental devices fill the spaces between the letter groups, lending the design a dense, decorative quality consistent with Anglo-Saxon hammered coinage of the mid-ninth century. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded outer border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | MON LEFE ETA (Translation: Lefe, moneyer.) |
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