LOT 3772
Anglo-Saxon. Secondary Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 730-735. Mint in the east Midlands.
Cross in saltire on banner, with pellet in each quarter; tufa below, line to left and right, three pellets above / 'Standard' with central annulet, lines and chevrons at opposite corners; crosses at sides; all within pelleted circle. Abramson 13-160; MEC 8 Series SSh; North 55; SCBC 833B. Extremely Fine.(1.08gr, 12mm, 12h.).
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 690-710/5. Mint in northern Frisia. Struck under Radbod, King of Frisia. Series D, type 2c.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Crude bust to left; chevron behind, pseudo-Runic legend to left / Cross pommée, pellets in angles; annulet below, blundered legend around. North 168; SCBC 792. 0.83gr, 12mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Northumbria, Aethelred II AE Styca. Circa 840-848 or circa 858-862. York mint; Fordred, moneyer.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
✠ ED[...] REX (retrograde) around central small cross pattée / ✠ FORDRED around central small cross pattée. North 190; SCBC 868. 0.74gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL48, 53, CR 15095. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by a Chris Rudd ticket and envelope. -
Anglo-Saxon. Primary Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 680-710. Mint in Essex or East Anglia. Series BX.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Diademed bust to right, within clockwise beaded ouroboros; pseudo-legend around / Bird standing to right on cross pattée; annulets flanking; all within clockwise beaded ouroboros; pseudo-legend around. SCBI 69 (Abramson) 56 (series BI A/C); North 124; SCBC 776. 1.29gr, 13mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
