Merovingian Francia (675-750), National Series, Imported Silver, Denier, Series E Related, cross pommée with diagonal rays in beaded standard, pellets in margin, rev. reversed swastika below pellet filled curve, beaded border above, bar below, 1.21g (SCBI 69, 1113 this coin; Beowulf 48 this coin; SiEMC1) slightly pastille-like surfaces, otherwise residually toned with the haunting central device, a bolder very fine, very rare.
provenance
Beowulf, CNG 75, 23 May 2007, lot 1387
DNW 56, 11 December 2002, lot 95
Estimate: £400 - £500