Northumbria, Eadberht, Secondary Phase (737-758), Sceat, class Ai, beaded borders, EAOdERhTVl ·, around cross pattée, rev. fantastic animal with tongue extended, standing right, foreleg raised, tail looped, pointing down, 1.10g, 180° (SL 70-10; Abramson, 2012b, Fig 4; SCBI 69, 831 this coin; North 177; Spink 847 plate coin), a broad striking on a bright flan, a really bold very fine.
provenance
Acquired privately from finder, October 2006
~ Reportedly found by G Thompson, '4 miles east of York', 2005 ~
[EMC 2007.0021]
Estimate: £220 - £280