Details
LOT 2551
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Continental Issues - Series X - British Copy Woden Head AR Sceatta 695-740 A.D.
Obv: facing 'Woden' head. Rev: stylised monster left. Near as struck. Rare.(0.86 grams.).
Provenance
Found South East England, circa 1983.
Literature
S.797; M. 282.
Footnotes
This specimen, from is crude designs, its likely to be a British copy of the well-known Wodan type.
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LOT 2551
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Continental Issues - Series X - British Copy Woden Head AR Sceatta
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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