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Auction: 21070 - The Tony Abramson Collection of Dark Age Coinage - Part IV: Continental
Lot: 1170

Anglo Saxon-England, Continental Phase (695-740), Sceat, Series X, Type 31, Cross above and either side/trident tail, facing head, radiant hair and beard, plain cross above and to each side, rev. bipedal Series N style monster in flight left, looking back, raised trident tail, claws below, prominent member, two pellets behind, crest divided to left, line-beaded border, 1.05g, 0° (SL 103-15 plate coin; SCBI 69, 341 this coin; Spink 797) some unfortunate die cudding across portrait, otherwise well centred with very minor porosity, lightly toned, a handsomely bold very fine / near extremely fine, very rare

provenance
Acquired privately from finder, October 2016
~ Found by W Boyd near Quarley Church, Andover (Wilts) ~
[EMC 2017.0039]


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Sold for
£750

Starting price
£500