LOT 3789
Anglo-Saxon. Continental Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 710/5-720. Quentovic mint. Series G, type 3a.
Diademed head to right; cross pommée before / Standard with central pellet-in-annulet, saltires in angles, pellets between saltires; one angle lacking saltire; crosses on outer sides. Abramson 21-20; MEC 8 Series G; North 43; SCBC 800. Good Fine. Edge chipped.(0.86gr, 12mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Anglo-Saxon. Continental Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 715/20-740. Mint in northern Frisia. Series E.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
'Porcupine' with triangular head to right; three pellets in body / Standard with central pellet-in-annulet, four lines and triad of pellets around.; all within beaded circle; cross and symbol in margins. Cf. North 48; SCBC 790C. 1.12gr, 12mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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. Archbishops of York, Wigmund AE Styca. 837-849/50. York mint; Edelhelm, moneyer. Phase II, Group C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
⧾ EDELHELM around central small cross pattée / ⧾ VIGMVͶD around central small cross pattée. Pirie 3.27a; North 196; SCBC 870. 1.35gr, 13mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
