Details
LOT 2216
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Secondary Phase - Series N Type 41b - Two Figures AR Sceatta 710-760 A.D.
Obv: two standing male figures each holding a trefoil-headed cross, within a pelleted border. Rev: crested dragon beast left, head turned back over shoulder to right, claws beneath, tail raised, within a pelleted border. Near extremely fine.(1.23 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. 806; Abr. 52; N. 98; BMC 41b; M. 368-72, M. p. 459-69.
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LOT 2216
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Secondary Phase - Series N Type 41b - Two Figures AR Sceatta
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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