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Auction: 21060 - The Tony Abramson Collection of Dark Age Coinage - Part III: Collector's Selection
Lot: 741

Anglo-Saxon England, Secondary Series (710-760), Sceat, Series J, type 72, two facing diademed heads in profile, long cross on pedestal between, rev. fantastic bird (eagle?) right, looking left, encircled by gaping, serpent-headed, worm with three pellets in mouth and beaded body, 0.90g, 180° (SL 19-10; SCBI 69, 391 this coin; Abramson, 2008, Fig. 6; T&S pp. 355-6, 303; Gannon 116, 137, no. 209, 160, 180, Fig. 4.11a; North 141; Spink 802C [792A former plate coin]), light porosity, otherwise good very fine and rare

provenance
T Webb-Ware, October 1997


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Sold for
£450

Starting price
£285