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Anglo Saxon Continental Sceat Series E circa 700 AD
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Pre AD 1000 item# 787138
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832-563-2170
$300
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ANGLO-SAXON, Continental Sceattas. Circa 700-765. AR Sceat (0.9 g). Series E, ‘Kloster Barthe’ phase, var. C (Type 4). Mint in Frisia (Dorestad). ‘Porcupine’ right, head as inverted A; annulet, cross, V, and T to right / Standard with central annulet, chevrons, bar, cross, and pellets around; symbols in margin. Abramson 190 var. (obv. symbols); cf. Metcalf p. 197; D.M. Metcalf, “Twelve notes on sceatta finds,” BNJ XLVI (1976), pl. 1, 2 (same dies); North 45; SCBC 787. Superb EF, toned. Rare.
From the Beowulf Collection
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ANGLO-SAXON, Sceat Series BIIIA, type 27.
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Pre AD 1000 item# 760453
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$290
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ANGLO-SAXON, Primary Sceattas. Circa 680-710. AR Sceat Series BIIIA, type 27. Mint in Essex or East Anglia.
Obv:Crude diademed head right; three pellets before; all within serpent-circle
Rev: Crude dove standing right on cross; annulets flanking; all within serpent-circle.
Abramson B500; Metcalf 156; North 125 var. (obv. symbol); SCBC 777B.
Superb EF, toned. Excellent metal.
1.3 grams
The serpent-circle device on the obverses of some Series B and J sceattas was indicative of the magical protective circle that served an apotropaic function (Gannon p. 36). Regarding the reverse, there are multiple varieties of types depicting birds and crosses, all reflecting Christian iconography: the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, and the cross. The diverse array of prototypes, both from numismatics and elsewhere, account for the many variations in their style and presentation (Gannon, pp. 107-112).
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Medieval Edward IV, First Reign Groat, (1461-70)
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Pre 1492 item# 788178
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$250
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Edward IV, First Reign Groat, (1461-70)
Obv:facing bust of Edward within a tressure of nine arcs, no quatrefoils at neck, +EDWARD DI' GRA' REX ANGL Z FRANC
Rev:long cross pattée, trefoil of pellets in each angle, CIVITAS EBORACI, P (large serif) OSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM
3.5 grams (S.2102), nicely toned, VF
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