Anglo-Saxon England, Secondary Series (710-760), Sceat, "Fledgling", type 33, Style A, wolf or lion head right, prominent mane behind, pointed ear above, serpent-tongue curling below, serrated border, rev. Eagle running right, large claws below, carrying fish in mouth, trefoil tail in triquetra above, beaded border, with vestiges of double border at top, 0.99g, 180° (SL 44-10; SCBI 69, 453 this coin; Spink 832), some delamination above Eagle otherwise as enticing as the last, extremely fine, toned and equally rare.
provenance
Acquired privately from finder, March 2008
~ Found at White Colne, near Colchester (Essex), February 2008~
Estimate: £1500 - £1000