Details
LOT 2209
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Secondary Phase - Series H Type 49 - Wodan Head AR Sceatta 710-760 A.D.
Obv: facing Woden head with 11 bosses around. Rev: pecking bird with pellets, within a pelleted border. Good very fine; near as struck.(1.11 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. 801A; Abr. 48; N. 103; M. 285-8, M. p.325-32.
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LOT 2209
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Secondary Phase - Series H Type 49 - Wodan Head AR Sceatta
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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