Find Spot record MDR8473 - Coin of Offa, 'a few miles east of Derby'
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A coin of Offa of Mercia was found by metal detector in February 1982 a few miles east of Derby (findspot recorded confidentially). The coin was of the portrait type, c. 765? - 792 (Blunt 42; North 318) from a Canterbury or London mint, moneyer Ealhmund (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR19181 Article in serial: 1986. 'Single finds of Anglo-Saxon and Norman coins', British Numismatic Journal. pp 83-84.
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Location
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| Civil Parish | DERBY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Aug 8 2003 2:13PM