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Auction: 21060 - The Tony Abramson Collection of Dark Age Coinage - Part III: Collector's Selection
Lot: 595

Anglo-Saxon England, Primary Phase (680-710), Pale Gold, Sceat, Series A (A2), type 2a, radiate bust right, TIC before, ^ and annulet behind, straight exergual lines rev. beaded standard, tufa above, central annulet, letters in margin, 1.25g, 180° (SL 3-30; SCBI 69, 33 this coin; T&S pp. 85-9, 88-91; Gannon 43-4, 43, no. 144; 47, 48, no. 173; 55, nos. 172, 177; 143, 183, 184, no. 18; Figs. 2.29 and 5.19a; North 40; Spink 775), creased, crimped and chipped with yellowish-hues suggestive of pale gold fabric, a really bold very fine, rare

provenance
Spink, March 2015


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Sold for
£220

Starting price
£150