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Auction: 21060 - The Tony Abramson Collection of Dark Age Coinage - Part III: Collector's Selection
Lot: 790

Anglo-Saxon England, Eclectic Sceattas (710-760), Sceat, 'Celtic Cross', quilled serpent with pellet outline clockwise, globular head right, protecting small central cross, rev. limbs of Celtic cross narrow to a single line with rosettes nearly touching, a pellet cross superimposed, beaded border with circuit of chevrons around, 1.00g (SL 31-10 plate coin; SCBI 69, 520; Spink 822), a very faint scuff on serpent, otherwise a truly delightful example, lightly toned, almost extremely fine, very rare

provenance
T Webb-Ware, November 1998

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Sold for
£1,100

Starting price
£300