Anglo Saxon-England, Continental Phase (695-740), Sceat, Series E, VICO, 'Mainstream' type, Variety 3, insect-like quilled crescent, of variety G, coiled right, annulet twist in tail, fangs and symbols before, rev. symbols in margin, 1.10g (SL 88-20 plate coin; SCBI 69, 204 this coin; Spink 790A), somewhat porous and the reverse slightly off-struck, otherwise a bolder very fine, a scarcer variety.
provenance
Acquired privately from finder, September 2002
~ Found by P Spencer on a Roman road at Upper Poppleton (North Yorks) ~
Estimate: £60 - £100