Anglo-Saxon England, Secondary Series (710-760), Sceat, Series QIE, type 67b, diademed or capped, draped bust right, wreath ties behind, square-cut drapery, cross pommée and pellets before, rev. sea bird or eagle left, wing raised, three tail feathers, feet splayed, pellets in field, 0.82g, 0° (SL 2, 63-70 plate coin; SCBI 69, 620 this coin; T&S pp. 488-95, 382-85; Gannon 28-9, 39, 53, 65, 87, 101, no. 159, 148-50, 175, 191-2, and Figs. 2.7b, 2.44; MEC 8 Series Qa; North 133; Spink 808A), split to periphery and light porosity and waterwear, almost very fine and scarce.
provenance
Beowulf, CNG 75, 23 May 2007, lot 2014
Captain Peter Arnot, BDW, 21 March 1995, lot 15,
Spink 20, 31 March 1982, lot 50,
Dr Brian Bird, Glendining, 20 November 1974, lot 24,
SCMB 581, January 1967, H3805
Estimate: £300 - £400