ANGLO-SAXON, Primary Sceattas. Circa 675-690. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.08 g, 9h). Series BII. Mint in Essex. Diademed head right within ouroboros / Bird standing right on cross; annulets flanking, X (or Λ?) to upper right; all within ouroboros. Abramson 16-60 var. (rev. letter); MEC 8 Series Bd, –; SCBI 63 (BM), 102-4; cf. North 126; cf. SCBC 777-777A. Dark iridescent toning. Near EF.
From the Crescent Collection.
This interesting sceatt bears a fairly well engraved head on the obverse, but with a letter in the field to the right, as seen on a handful of examples from the BM.