Details
LOT 2553
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Secondary Phase - Series K Type 33 - Wolf Head AR Sceatta 710-760 A.D.
Obv: profile bust with cross before. Rev: wolf head with long tongue. Very fine. Scarce.(0.97 grams.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Kelveden, Essex, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of British Museum Portable Antiquities Scheme record, SF-2359E7.
Published
See British Museum Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference SF-2359E7 (this coin); see Early Medieval Corpus, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, reference EMC 2023.0221 (ditto).
Literature
S. 803; M. 306.
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LOT 2553
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Secondary Phase - Series K Type 33 - Wolf Head AR Sceatta
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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