LOT 3752
Anglo-Saxon. Secondary Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 710-765. Mint in East Anglia. Series R3.
Geometric bust to left with radiate crown and pyramidal neck; GEPA (in Runic, partially inverted and retrograde) to left, X to right / 'Standard' with central pellet-in-annulet, two facing Γ's in upper corners, two oblique I's in lower corners; lines radiating from corners, perpendicular lines at sides flanked by pellets. Abramson 11.30; Metcalf -; SCBI 63 (BM), 641; North -; SCBC 813. Good Very Fine. Toned.(0.94gr, 13mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 3752
Anglo-Saxon. Secondary Sceattas AR Sceat.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Northumbria, Aethelred II AE Styca. Second reign, 844-849. Eardwulf, moneyer.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
+ EARDVVLF around four pellets within circle / + EDILRED REX around small cross within circle. North 190; SCBC 868. 0.92gr, 13mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped.
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.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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 695-715/20. Mint in Frisia (Dorestad?). Series E, Secondary ('Kloster Barthe') phase, porcupine var. A (Type 4).
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
'Porcupine' to right / Standard with central annulet and chevrons and diagonal lines in opposite angles; symbols in margins. M&OdV pl. 23, 615-8; cf. Abramson 97.20 (for type); SCBC 790D. 0.81gr, 11mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
