Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 20 7 Jun 2017
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ANGLO-SAXON. Circa 716 and later. AR sceat. 1.28 gm. 11 mm. Series E, Kloster Barthe variety. "Porcupine," distinctive annulet and inverted V shaped group of pellets / Standard reverse with a central annulet. S. 790 A variety. Metcalf 214 (same dies). Extremely Fine; dramatic toning.
Metcalf notes that Kloster Barthe was a hoard found in 1838 in the region of Leer in Ostfriesland.