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Title: the offa Post by: jammiedigger on February 24, 2016, 07:46:00 AM This is the offa that lewis found
Title: Re: the offa Post by: troutmasterfunk on February 24, 2016, 08:09:25 AM Wow that's a fantastic find well found Lewis... ;)
Title: Re: the offa Post by: handyman [Alan} on February 24, 2016, 08:18:06 AM thata a great find. Well done finder.
Title: Re: the offa Post by: Hound dog on February 24, 2016, 10:01:42 AM That's a stunning coin
Title: Re: the offa Post by: Neil on February 24, 2016, 11:20:24 AM What a lovely find - a serious 'Back of the Net' on that!
Well done Lewis Neil Title: Re: the offa Post by: Dungbeetle on February 24, 2016, 11:32:31 AM That's one to dream about, well done.
Title: Re: the offa Post by: hotmill on February 24, 2016, 11:48:32 AM Fantastic!
Title: Re: the offa Post by: probono on February 24, 2016, 12:55:35 PM Very nice indeed - looks like good metal too
Title: Re: the offa Post by: onehorseAl( Al) on February 24, 2016, 01:51:25 PM Super find.
Title: Re: the offa Post by: wet feet again on February 24, 2016, 03:37:17 PM I like it very nice find
Title: Re: the offa Post by: Kev on February 24, 2016, 04:01:29 PM well done jammiedigger for putting the coin on, here is the write up..........
Chick type 161, Blunt 108, same dies, the only recorded example being the British Museum coin with the chunk out of it. The other coin of this moneyer, Chick 162, Blunt 109, (Same obverse die, different reverse) is in the Royal coin cabinet in Stockholm, so it is likely that this is the only coin of this moneyer in private hands. Chick has revised Blunt's dating of the East Anglian light coinage to c.780/5-792/3. • Offa was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 757 until his death in July 796. The son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, Offa came to the throne after a period of civil war following the assassination of Æthelbald. Title: Re: the offa Post by: Val Beechey on February 24, 2016, 05:05:23 PM What a fantastic find. How did it stay in that condition for 1239 years (give or take)
Amazing, well done the finder. Title: Re: the offa Post by: marknewbury1 on February 24, 2016, 05:44:27 PM Fabulous well done mate ;D
Title: Re: the offa Post by: dingdong on February 24, 2016, 06:04:00 PM STUNNING TO SAY THE LEAST,congratulations on a truly magnificent find 👏👍
Title: Re: the offa Post by: wagis on February 24, 2016, 06:54:55 PM What a really terrific find lets hope there is more of them.
Title: Re: the offa Post by: Mike on February 24, 2016, 07:59:07 PM very very nice indeed , well found :)
Title: Re: the offa Post by: Dale on February 24, 2016, 08:55:21 PM Wow what a coin, well done to the finder!! Thanks for posting its nice to see ;)
Title: Re: the offa Post by: celticspikey on February 24, 2016, 09:37:45 PM Phewwwwwwwww :o :o :o
Title: Re: the offa Post by: Humfrey on February 24, 2016, 09:49:07 PM Beautiful find, I'm jealous ;D
Title: Re: the offa Post by: Mungo on February 25, 2016, 03:17:06 PM cracking coin that............. 8)
Title: Re: the offa Post by: Kev on February 25, 2016, 05:48:19 PM .........Update on the Offa Coin the lad that found it went to the British Museum with it and they Only give the coin a 8-10k estimate but anything can happen he said on the day may 11th .?? :)
Title: Re: the offa Post by: jammiedigger on February 25, 2016, 11:06:55 PM He went to dnw auctioneers due to auction on may 11th
Title: Re: the offa Post by: digitup on June 19, 2016, 02:38:47 PM Any news on this coin it's all gone quiet hope he got what he deserved
Title: Re: the offa Post by: nobby on June 19, 2016, 03:22:50 PM how much did they offa ??? ;D
Title: Re: the offa Post by: nobby on June 19, 2016, 03:29:32 PM it was unsold.....
Title: Re: the offa Post by: digitup on June 19, 2016, 03:57:21 PM Wonder what happened there then
Title: Re: the offa Post by: ian the nomad on June 19, 2016, 06:56:59 PM Just wow what more can I say.
Title: Re: the offa Post by: probono on June 20, 2016, 09:04:16 AM Here's the auction result and image. I think that maybe because it was bent it put off the high-end collectors (that's well out of my price range for a coin!), although several other rare / nice coins from the same auction didn't sell either (although everything I bid on seemed to go for a lot more than estimate).
Title: Re: the offa Post by: nobby on June 20, 2016, 09:21:13 AM lump hammer and block of wood.....i'll get it straight ;D
Title: Re: the offa Post by: Johnboy25 on June 20, 2016, 12:14:24 PM What a stunning find ....
Title: Re: the offa Post by: probono on June 20, 2016, 12:30:49 PM lump hammer and block of wood.....i'll get it straight ;D That's a variant on what I use :D - I figure that a sharp knock is what bent them out of shape in the first place - just flattening them in a vice (between blocks of wood) doesn't really work. Definitely find the lump hammer works better than a claw hammer. |