Details
LOT 3284
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Northumbria AE Styca. Circa 843-855.
Uncertain king. Legend around floral pattern / Legend around pellet in beaded circle. Cf. SCBC 872. Near Fine.(0.61gr, 11mm.).
Provenance
Found Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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