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LOT 3785
Anglo-Saxon. Continental Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 690-710/5. Mint in northern Frisia. Struck under Radbod, King of Frisia. Series D, type 2c.
Crude bust to left; chevron behind, pseudo-Runic legend to left / Cross pommée, pellets in angles; annulet below, blundered legend around. North 168; SCBC 792. Extremely Fine.(0.83gr, 12mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Anglo-Saxon. Secondary Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 730-750. Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich). Series R8.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Radiate bust to right with C-shaped ear; [to left, Λ flanked by annulets]; annulet and runic EA to right / 'Standard' with central annulet, chevrons in upper corners, diagonal lines in lower; crosses on each side, radiating line on each corner. Abramson 11-120; cf. North 157; SCBC 813A. 0.79gr, 12mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Northumbria, Uncertain King II AE Styca. 9th century AD. Uncertain moneyer.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Legend around central annulet / Legend around central cross. Cf. SCBC 859-872. 0.73gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon. Continental Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 690-715/20. Mint in southern Frisia. Series E, Primary ('Ashton Rowant') phase, plumed bird var. J (Type 6).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
'Plumed bird' to right; cross beneath beak / 'Standard' with pellet-in-annulet at centre, bars and pellets around; [crosses and pellets in margin?]. Cf. SCBI 69 (Abramson) 197; Abramson 87-30; North 49; SCBC 791. 1.09gr, 12mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
