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Auction: 21060 - The Tony Abramson Collection of Dark Age Coinage - Part III: Collector's Selection
Lot: 586

Anglo-Saxon England, Transitional Coinage (c. 675-760), Pale Gold or Electrum Shilling, Pada type III, 'Type 97', 'Visigothic Style', OVN | CL, diademed bust with square drapery right, rev. plain central cross, annulets in quarters, all within beaded circle, part-Runic legend reading PDA AVSYN[...], 1.00g, 0° (SL 1-50; SCBI 69, 22 this coin; SEMC2, Metcalf 159; North 31 [153]; Spink 770 [773]), slightly irregular flan with stippling on bust, otherwise darkly toned, very fine, rare

provenance
Granta, November 2002

Reportedly found in Bedfordshire, 2002

[BNJ Coin Register 2002, no. 63]

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Sold for
£700

Starting price
£600