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LOT 2198
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Primary Phase - Series B1 Series BIIIA Type 27a - Bird on Cross AR Sceatta 680-710 A.D.
Obv: profile bust without pellet trefoil before within beaded serpent border. Rev: linear bird on cross with annulet each side within beaded serpent border with 'VANTAVMA' legend around. Extremely fine; almost as struck.(1.15 grams.).
Provenance
Ex late John Cross collection, Canterbury, UK.
Acquired Canterbury Auction Galleries, 3 October 2021, lot 569 (part).
Property of two Kent sisters, by gift from their parents.
Literature
S. 777A; Abr. 16.70-80; N. 125; SCBI 63, 114; M. p. 158-65.
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LOT 2198
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Primary Phase - Series B1 Series BIIIA Type 27a - Bird on Cross AR Sceatta
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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