Anglo-Saxon England, Secondary Series (710-760), Sceat, Series H, 'Celtic cross', type 39, pecking bird in beaded foliage, right, wing raised and curled, beak open, feet splayed, pellets in field, rev. void Celtic cross encompassing rosettes in angles and centre, beaded border, 0.84g (SL 46-10; SCBI 69, 354 this coin; MEC 8 Series Ha, 329-30; North 96; Spink 801 plate coin), lightly waterworn and porous, otherwise patinated, a bolder very fine.
provenance
S J Blencoe, January 2006,
~ Found at Alton (Hants) ~,
[EMC 2006.0267]
Estimate: £300 - £400