British hammered, Mercia, Offa, silver penny, light coinage, Winoth, London mint, c. 780-92 AD

Good Fine or better, striking cracks, slight edge chip, tiny bit of red wax on the reverse surface from early 20th century photography. 

Very rare and with an important provenance going back over 125 years; owned by several of the most important collectors of English hammered coins of the 20th century, and plated in two major references. 

Spink 904; North 288; SCBI Mack 568 (this coin); SCBI Lockett XII, 10 (this coin) 

with Spink c. early 1990s (with ticket)

ex-William N. Clarke collection; bt. Spink c. 1970s-80s (with ticket) 

ex-R.P. Mack collection (not in Glendining sales, with his ticket); 

ex-R.C. Lockett collection (not in Glendining sales); 

ex-V.J.E. Ryan collection (Glendining 22 January 1952, lot 616, plated);

ex-Lord Grantley collection (part III, 22 March 1944, lot 835 ("only well preserved but very rare");

ex-W. Allen collection (Sotheby 14 March 1898, lot 179).