Nice Penny

[Millimoo 0]

Just spotted this on ebay, a little out of my budget, but what a coin!

Offa 757-796 AD

[Geordie582 18]

Call me a cynic, but it seems too good to be true and there are a lot of forgeries about. I don't have the money anyway so this could just be sour grapes!

[Millimoo 0]

Hi Geordie582,

It does look nice. Can I ask what your picture is of? It looks a bit like a Cnut?

I'm still a bit green and not got myself a picture yet, but I'm working on it!

Dave

[Master Jmd 89]

That is nice!

Looks a bit sureal though...

[Emperor Oli 0]

I wouldn't say surreal, my avatar is surreal . I'd say more...crusty. I think that's a goo word to describe it!

[Geordie582 18]

My avatar is of a Cnut penny - one like the one I used to own. I've missed it ever since!

[Chris Perkins 228]

Just spotted this on ebay, a little out of my budget, but what a coin!

Offa 757-796 AD

So you won't be making an Offa?

(Sorry, couldn't resist it, such a silly little joke, but I must admit when it came to me I was quite tickled)

[Geordie582 18]

Ha! Ha! My other favourite coin - no longer with me - is a stycca of Aethelred II of Northumbria. Can you do anything with that Chris??

[Chris Perkins 228]

That's more difficult. How do you pronounce Stycca?

[Geordie582 18]

Sticka?? Sorry! The correct spelling is Styca! As shown at Spinks 868

Edited January 17, 2005 by Geordie582

[Millimoo 0]

.... sold for £2,155!

Still, its nothing compared to one coin in the recent Triton VIII sales - $240,000!

Coin

Dave