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Auction: 15007 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 900

Anglo Saxon, Sceatta, 1.25g, Primary phase, c.680-c.710, series Z, facing head of Wodan or Christ with forked beard, pseudo-legend around, rev. hound right, pseudo-legend around (Abramson Th 8, Gp 102, Var 60, p.206; Metcalf 140-2; N.145; S.782), fine crack to centre of bust, slightly irregular flan, this piece very well struck with much detail to the facial features, as struck and extremely fine, very rare

provenance:
Found nr. Canterbury, Kent, 2015
Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, ref. EMC 2015.0278

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Sold for
£900