Primary Sceatta (c 680 – 710 AD); Series B, Variety BIAi. 1.12g. (N. 126, S. 777, Abramson 16/40). REF: Y366QB.
Obverse: Diademed bust right within beaded serpent circle. Reverse: Cross centre flanked by annulets and surmounted by bird in beaded serpent ring surrounded by crude runes.
A field find toned brown/black but sharp and corrosion free. Altogether a nice coin. Obverse struck off-centre. Better than very fine.
Provenance:
Found near Dover, Kent, March 2013.
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