Anglo Saxon-England, Continental Phase (695-740), Sceat, Series X, Type 31, cross pommée either side of rounded beard with pellet above, border striated below, line-beaded border, rev. two pellets below head, line-beaded border, 1.00g, 270° (SL 103-10; SCBI 69, 334 this coin; Spink 797), slightly off-struck with traces of porosity, otherwise lightly toned and in sharp relief, a really pleasingly bold very fine / almost extremely fine, an instantly recognisable and popular collectors' series.
provenance
T Owen, August 1997
Estimate: £200 - £250