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LOT 3730
Anglo-Saxon. Secondary Sceattas AR Sceatta. Circa 730-740/5. Mint in Essex or Kent. Series L, type 18.
Diademed and draped bust to right; long cross pommée to right / Figure standing facing in crescent boat, holding cross pommée and hawk; perch to lower right. North 72; SCBC 804F. Near Fine.(0.94gr, 12mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Found Gloucestershire, UK.
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