ANGLO-SAXON, Transitional/Pre-Primary Phase. Circa 665/70-670/5. Pale AV Thrymsa (12.5mm, 1.05 g, 10h). 'Pada' series (Rigold PaIIA, Type 95). Mint in Kent. Diademed bust right; ITИ(retorgrade C) to right, annulet above wreath ties, uncertain letter/symbol below ties / PADA (in Runic), pellets above and below, in beaded circle; tufa to left, mIZCTOTΛTm (C retrograde) clockwise around from tufa. Abramson 1.30; MEC 8 table 3, 31; SCBI 69 (Abramson), 20; North 154; SCBC 769. Toned, small metal flaw on obverse. VF. Very rare.
From the James & Martha Robertson Collection. Ex E. Curti Collection (Künker 227, 11 March 2013), lot 2326; Bru Sale I (18 November 2011), lot 90.