Anglo-Saxon England, Eclectic Series (710-760), Sceat, Series R/51 mule, Saltire standard, Epa, runic bust right, crescent ear, EPA before, two chevrons and pellets behind, beaded, curved, exergual lines, rev. saltire within double beaded square, trefoil in angles, 0.90g (SL 13-40, plate coin; SCBI 69, 716 this coin; North 159; Spink 813/833), a beautiful example, handsomely struck up with finer details and perfectly accentuated with subtle tones, much as struck, very rare thus.
provenance
Beowulf, CNG, 23 May 2007, lot 1408,
M Vosper, January 2000
Estimate: £250 - £350