LOT 3797
Anglo-Saxon. Continental Sceattas AR Sceatt. Circa 695-740. Series X; 'Wodan' head type.
Radiate facing 'Wodan' head between small crosses; all within line and beaded border / Crested monster flying to left, head to right, tail raised to mouth, claws below; all within beaded border within double line border. SCBI 69, 339 var. (pellet on reverse); SCBC 797. Very Fine.(1.04gr, 12mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFound Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Anglo-Saxon. Secondary Sceattas AR Sceatt. Circa 720-735/50. Hamwic mint. Series H, type 49.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Wodan' head within pelleted border; around, seven pellet-in-annulets / Bird standing to right; pellet-in-annulet above, short cross pommée to right. Abramson 48-530; MEC 8 Series Hc; North 103; SCBC 801A. 0.86gr, 12mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Found near Barbury Castle, Wiltshire, UK. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Northumbria, Irregular and Unattributed issues AE Styca. Circa 843/4-855.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
+ EHVLT around central cross pattée / + THEYͶ around central boss. SCBI 69 (Abramson) 1009; SCBC 872. 0.65gr, 12mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Found near Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, since 2010. From the private collection of a Yorkshire, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Northumbria, Aethelred II AE Styca. 841-849/50. York mint; Monne, moneyer.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
+ EDILRED REX around central cross with pellets in angles / + MOͶNE around central cross. North 188; SCBC 865 & 868. 1.12gr, 13mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Found near Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, since 2010. From the private collection of a Yorkshire, UK, gentleman.
