Anglo-Saxon England, Secondary Series (710-760), Sceat, Series K, type 32a, Imitative [?], diademed bust right, almond-shaped eye, wreath ties behind, hand cupping globus cruciger before, rev. serpent headed, coiled, 'lion', left, with long upward curling tongue extended between fangs, circular eye, beaded body encircling, beaded border, 1.00g, 315° (SL 39-20; SCBI 69, 411 this coin; North 89; Spink 803C), some verdigris spotting and faint traces of porosity, otherwise an endearing portrait, a bolder very fine, scarce.
provenance
K Chapman, October 2005
Estimate: £250 - £350