Anglo-Saxon England, Secondary Series (710-760), Sceat, Series G, type 3a, diademed and draped bust right, radiating hair, beads before, almond-shaped eye, crescent ear and collar, cross pommée before lips, rev. beaded standard, central pellet-in-annulet, saltire crosses in corners, pellets between, 0.80g (SL 21-30 plate coin; SCBI 69, 318 this coin; Spink 800 plate coin), chipped behind bust and some porosity in on cheek, otherwise a stunning Saxon portrait, almost extremely fine, rare thus.
provenance
C Clarke, February 2004
Estimate: £120 - £150