Anglo-Saxon England, Secondary Series (710-760), Sceat, Series K/N, type 15 (17)/41 (formerly 23a), variety 5, standing figure in cynehelm looking right, cross-hatched top, flared tunic, long cross pommée at either side, feet cross exergual line, rev. monster left, looking back, pelleted crest left, gaping jaws, pellet outline, curled tail raised, clawed feet below, 1.12g, 270° (SL 37-20 plate coin; SCBI 69, 542 this coin; T&S pp. 444-5, 352-3; Gannon: 87, Fig. 3.10b; Spink 828), darker toned and lightly porous surfaces, very fine, very rare.
provenance
J Cross, June 2013
'Ex. P Revell'
Estimate: £450 - £350