Anglo-Saxon England, Primary Phase (680-710), Sceat, Series E, type 89, SEDE or AESE divided by four cross pommées, central cross pommée, rev. serpent coiled anti-clockwise, open mouth with coil before, protecting central cross pommée, radiating quills to edge, 0.97g (SL 93-20; SCBI 69, 300 this coin), a large fragment of good fabric, deposits in recesses otherwise a pleasingly bold very fine, extremely rare.
provenance
P Elkins, June 2006,
Reportedly found north of Ipswich
Estimate: £150 - £200