Details
LOT 2210
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Secondary Phase - Series H Type 48 - Wolf Heads AR Sceatta 710-760 A.D.
Obv: whorl of three wolf heads, within a pelleted border. Rev: Celtic cross with four bosses, within a pelleted border. Extremely fine; near as struck.(1.01 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. 801B; Abr. 47; M. 289-92, M. p. 333-40.
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LOT 2210
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Secondary Phase - Series H Type 48 - Wolf Heads AR Sceatta
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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