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Auction: 21000 - The Tony Abramson Collection of Dark Age Coinage - Part I (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 311

Northumbria, Eadberht (738-758), Sceat, Series Y, class Fxi, EOTBERHTVS in Roman lettering around small face in beaded inner circle, legend starts at 9 o'clock after line of pellets, rev. fantastic animal standing right, foreleg raised, tail pointing down, enclosing cross pattée, triquetra below, 0.90g, 90° (?) (SL 70-280 plate coin; Abramson 2018b; SCBI 69, 854 this coin; T&S pp. 576-93, 454-70; Gannon 87, 91, no. 83, 92, 127, 129, no. 149, 154, 167, no. 85, 190, no. 74, 192, and Figs. 3.16, 4.27, 4.29a, 4.64a; North 178; Spink 847), somewhat porous, otherwise very fine with the most curious and interesting central motif, extremely rare

provenance
J Booth, September 2007
~ Reportedly found at Newbald or Sancton (East Yorkshire) ~

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Sold for
£2,600

Starting price
£700