LOT 3778
Anglo-Saxon. Continental Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 715/20-740. Mint in northern Frisia. Series E, unlisted variety.
'Porcupine' to right with pellet eyes / Beaded standard with central pellet-in-annulet, a broken and an unbroken line; symbols in margins. SCBI 69 (Abramson) 213 var. (two broken lines); SCBC 790C. Good Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unlisted variety with one unbroken line.(1.19gr, 11mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Anglo-Saxon. Primary Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 690-710/5. Mint in Kent or East Anglia. Series C2, type 2b.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Radiate bust to right; runic legend to right, A and annulet behind / 'Standard' with central annulet, two Ts and two diagonal lines; crosses at sides, Ts at corners. Cf. North 41; SCBC 779. 1.21gr, 12mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Northumbria, Aethelred II AE Styca. Circa 840-848 or circa 858-862. York mint; Fordred, moneyer.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
✠ ED[...] REX (retrograde) around central small cross pattée / ✠ FORDRED around central small cross pattée. North 190; SCBC 868. 0.74gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL48, 53, CR 15095. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by a Chris Rudd ticket and envelope. -
Anglo-Saxon. Archbishops of York, Wigmund AE Styca. 837-849/50. York mint; Coenred, moneyer. Phase II, Group A.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
+ COENRED around pelleted cross / + VIGMVND IREP' around central small cross pattée. North 196; SCBC 870. 1.21gr, 13mm, 4h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
