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LOT 2220

Anglo-Saxon Coins - Secondary Phase - Celtic Cross Group - Portrait AR Sceatta 710-760 A.D.

Obv: pelletted bust facing right with O behind and pseudo legend in front. Rev: Celtic cross, a superimposed pellet cross, large annulets in angles (not rosettes), within a triple pelleted border. Near extremely fine. Rare.(1.22 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. 822; Abr. 27-31, M. p. 426-32.

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LOT 2220

Anglo-Saxon Coins - Secondary Phase - Celtic Cross Group - Portrait AR Sceatta

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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