Northumbria, Æthelred I, Second Reign (789-796), Sceat, variety VII, beaded borders, Ceolbald, AEDILRED in neat Roman script around central church, rev. CEOLBALD around central boss in beaded circle, 1.08g, 0° (SL 80-80; SCBI 69, 884 this coin; cf. North 185; Spink 856), noticeably off-struck, otherwise the devices exquisitely sharp, nearly extremely fine, very rare thus.
provenance
Acquired privately from finder, August 2014
~ Found by C Best at Weaverthorpe (North Yorkshire) ~
Estimate: £500 - £600