Northumbria, Eadberht, Secondary Phase (737-758), Sceat, class Fxiii, beaded borders, EDTBERHTVS, in Roman lettering, around neat cross pattée on raised boss within inner beaded circle, 'O' of legend has central pellet, rev. fantastic animal standing right, foreleg raised, tail looped, pointing down, triquetra below, 0.99g, 90° (SL 70-185 plate coin, SCBI 69, 848 this coin; North 178; Spink 847), a baser fabric than before and the obverse a touch off-struck, otherwise a pleasantly bold very fine.
provenance
A Gillis, August 2013
~ Found in Kirkburn (East Yorkshire) ~
[EMC 2014.0053 = BNJ Coin Register 2014, no. 64]
Estimate: £450 - £550