LOT 3492
Anglo-Saxon, Secondary Sceattas AR Sceatt. Circa 720-735/50.
Hamwic mint. Series H, type 39. Bird pecking to right, wing raised; beaded foliage (vine-scroll) around / Voided Celtic cross with central rosette and rosette-in-annulet in each quarter. Cf. SCBI 69 (Abramson), 356; North 96; SCBC 801. Good Very Fine.(0.92gr, 12mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired from the vendor's grandfather in the 1990s.
Property of an Essex collector.
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Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Northumbria, Aethelred II AE Styca. First reign, 841-843/4.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
York mint; Fordred, moneyer. + EDILRED REX, central motif of pellet-in-annulet and four pellets / + FORDRED, central motif of five pellets. North 188; SCBC 865. 0.95gr, 13mm, 3h.
Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Anglo-Saxon. Secondary Sceattas AR Sceatt. Circa 710-760.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Variety 24-40. 'Monita Scorum' type. MONITA SCORVM, diademed bust to right; [cross? before] / Standing figure in crescent boat, head to right, wearing long robe and holding two long crosses. Cf. SBCI 69, 532; SCBC 824. 0.99gr, 12mm, 1h.
Fine.
Found Tendring, Essex. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon. Primary Phase, Series BX/B VI Mule AR Sceattas. Circa 685-710.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £676
East Anglia. Diademed bust with protruding chin to right, annulet before; all within beaded circle / VANTAVMA, bird on cross with annulet in each angle, additional annulet either side of the cross arms; all within a serpent circle. SCBC 776/777; M 97/102; Abr 15-10/16-10. 1.18gr, 13mm, 9h.
Extremely Fine. Deep brown old cabinet tone. Extremely rare mule and exceptionally rare variant with additional annulets.
Found in UK. Acquired from Mike Vosper, 25 November 2016, no. SS-BTQD, old collector's ticket included.
