Anglo-Saxon England, Secondary Series (710-760), Sceat, Series QIIA, Quadruped griffin (?) standing left, angular foreleg raised, wing raised above, gaping jaws, tail intertwines legs, pellets in field, rev. Sea bird or eagle left, wing raised to form cross pommée, bifurcated tail, splayed feet, pellets in field, 1.09g, 90° (SL 64-10 plate coin; SCBI 69, 628 this coin; T&S pp. 492-5; Gannon 113, 116-7, 154-6, 191-2, and Figs. 4.7c, 4.64b; MEC 8 Series Qb; North –; Spink 809), traces of patina, very fine and very rare.
provenance
CNG eAuction 364, 2 December 2015, lot 663
Estimate: £700 - £500