The coins of Offa are of great variety in type, of considerable beauty in design, and of better workmanship than most of the Saxon pennies. On the obverse is the name OFFA REX, or REX M, or REX MERCIORN. Reverse, various crosses and other devices and moneyer’s name. Of these upwards of fifty are known, and some of them used Runic letters.
CYNEFRYTH.
Coins of this queen (supposed to be the wife of Offa) are known, and bear on one side the bust and moneyer’s name; on the other her name and REGINA.
COENVVLF, 794-818.
The coins bear a marked resemblance to those of Offa, but are inferior in execution. The name is usually COENVVLF REX, with or without M for Mercia, and on the reverse the moneyer’s name, and often the word MONETA. Upwards of fifty moneyers are known.
CEOLVVLF I., 819.
The appropriation of coins to this king is conjectural. The name occurs as CIOLVVLF or CEOLVVLF REX M, or MI or MCI or MERCI.
BEORNVVLF, 820-824.
Obverse, BEORNVVLF or BEORNWVLF REX, REX M, etc., with bust. Reverse, moneyer’s name.