Northumbria, Alchred (765-774), Sceat, beaded borders, +AL.CHRED, pellet after L, around cross pommée, rev. formalised linear heraldic quadruped with snout raised, horns (or pointed ears) and mane, standing right, foreleg raised, pointed tail emanating from mid-back, cross pommée below, 1.05g, 0° (SL 71-25; SCBI 69 -; North 179; Spink 849), residual lustre on a baser fabric flan, otherwise a monumental strike, attractively centred, an attractively bold very fine.
provenance
R Stocks, May 2019
~ Found at "Kirkby Corner" (Lincolnshire) ~
Estimate: £900 - £1200