Anglo-Saxon England, Primary Series (680-710), Sceat, Series BIIIA, type 27a, diademed bust right, trefoil and cross before, beaded serpent circle anticlockwise, starting at four o'clock, prominent jaw and angle of neck gives head thrusting attitude, rev. bird on cross, right, cross (?) before, annulets either side, pellet below right, beaded serpent circle starting at six o'clock, blundered legend in margin, 1.10g, 270° (SL 16-70, plate coin; SCBI 69, 70 this coin; Spink 777B), traces of porosity, otherwise very fine and scarce.
provenance
B J Dawson, March 2003
Estimate: £80 - £120