Anglo-Saxon Coins - Offa - East Anglia / Ecghun - Star of David Penny
785-793 AD. Type 168. Obv: long cross fleury with lozenge and pellet centre and short cross-bars to limbs with XO / FF / A+ / RE in angles. Rev: star of David with pellet-in-rosettes at centre and at points dividing E / g / C / H / V / N legend (with Runic 'g') for the moneyer Ecghun at an East Anglian mint. S. 907; N. -; CEB 110 (part); SCBI 67 (BM Anglo-Saxon II) -; Chick 168 (same dies); see also CNG sale 97, lot 974 (same dies"). See Early Medieval Corpus, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, reference EMC 2018.0425 (this coin"). 1.20 grams. Reportedly found near Great Saxham, Suffolk, UK, 2017.
Near as struck; small chip and short edge crack. Extremely rare; third example recorded for type.
Estimate: GBP 2000 - 3000