British Coins, Early Anglo Saxon, sceatta, c.675-c.760, modelled head type Bz var., bust facing, well modelled with blundered legend around, rev. bird on cross, annulets of good style in field, wt. 1.60gms. (S.778 var., M.138-9), nearly very fine
An extremely rare example showing the prototype for the Abstract BZ issue, the bust with full moustache and the facing bust in high relief. Only a few specimens known.
Estimate: (400-500 GBP)