LOT 4265
Anglo-Saxon. Continental Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 715/20-740. Mint in northern Frisia. Series E.
'Porcupine' with triangular head to right / Beaded standard with central pellet-in-annulet and four lines; pseudo-legend or symbols around. Cf. North 48; cf. SCBC 790. Good Very Fine. Toned.(1.14gr, 11mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4265
Anglo-Saxon. Continental Sceattas AR Sceat.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Harold I Harefoot AR Penny. Struck 1035-circa 1038. York mint; Styrkollr, moneyer. Jewel Cross type (BMC i, Hild. A).
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
✠ HARO:-LD REX., diademed bust to left / ✠ STIRCOL ON EOFRPIC :, cross composed of four ovals united at base by two concentric circles enclosing a pellet. North 802; SCBC 1163. 1.08gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Anglo-Saxon. Primary Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 690-710/5. Primary series C.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Radiate bust to right, linear and beaded exergual lines, legend in runes before / Beaded standard containing 'ttii' arranged around central annulet; crosses at sides, Ts at corners. Cf. North 161; SCBC 779. 1.14gr, 11mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
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Anglo-Saxon. Secondary Sceattas BI Sceat. Circa 730-750. Mint in East Anglia (South Suffolk). Wigraed. Series R10.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Radiate bust of crude style to right, annulet to either side of head, runic ᚹᛁᚷᛖᛞ (abbreviated WIGRD) before, annulet flanking Λ behind / Beaded standard containing TOTII legend, cross pommée on each side, diagonals at angles. North 165; SCBC 813A; EMC 2026.0173 (this coin). 0.83gr, 12mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Found June 2026 close to West Stow, Suffolk, UK. Recorded by the Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridgeshire, with reference no.EMC 2026.0173. Recorded by British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-CEEA93.
