LOT 2546
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Continental Issues - Series E - Porcupine AR Sceatta Circa 8th century A.D.
Obv: degraded 'porcupine' head. Rev: standard with T's V and cross around annulet within and pseudo-legend around. Good very fine.(1.19 grams.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Berkshire, UK.
LiteratureS. 790D; M. 214-253.
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LOT 2546
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Continental Issues - Series E - Porcupine AR Sceatta
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Anglo-Saxon Coins - Continental Issues - Series E - Porcupine TOTII AR Sceatta 695-740 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Obv: degraded 'porcupine' head. Rev: standard with TOTII around annulet within and crosses or symbols around. 0.99 grams.
Very fine.
Found Berkshire, UK. -
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Archbishops of Canterbury - Ceolnoth / Hebeca - Inscribed Open Cross AR Penny 854-864 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
BMC type 30. Obv: facing tonsured bust extending to edge of flan with +CEOLNOÐ ARCHIEP legend. Rev: open long cross with +HEBE / CA MO across and upwards and N E T A in angles (thus reading HEBECA MONETA) for the moneyer Hebeca at Canterbury mint. 1.08 grams.
Near as struck; split to flan. Rare.
Found Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Continental Issues - Series X - British Copy Woden Head AR Sceatta 695-740 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Obv: facing 'Woden' head. Rev: stylised monster left. 0.86 grams.
Near as struck. Rare.
Found South East England, circa 1983.
This specimen, from is crude designs, its likely to be a British copy of the well-known Wodan type.
