Details
LOT 2527
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Primary Phase - Series A2 - TIC AR Sceatta 680-710 A.D.
Obv: profile bust right with TIC before. Rev: standard with TOTTI within and symbols around. Good very fine.(1.15 grams.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found East Challow, Oxfordshire, UK.
Accompanied by British Museum Portable Antiquities Scheme record, reference BERK-220047.
Published
See British Museum Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference BERK-220047 (this coin).
Literature
S. 775; cf. SCBI 69 (Abramson) 32-34.
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LOT 2527
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Primary Phase - Series A2 - TIC AR Sceatta
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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