Lot 699:
Anglo-Saxon. AR Sceat, Primary series, Series A, Variety 3, uncertain mint in Kent, 670-690. Obv. Radiate bust right; TIC to right, two annulets and A-like ornament behind. Rev. Standard with TOT II; triangle with pellets above, pseudo-legend around. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 63; Abramson 3.40; SCBI 63 (BM), 56-62; MEC 8 Series A3; North 40; SCBC 775. 1.05 g. 11.50 mm. An attractive example of the earliest sceatta coinage.
The radiate bust and square standard on this early Kentish sceat are clearly derived from late Roman coin types. Good VF.
The radiate bust and square standard on this early Kentish sceat are clearly derived from late Roman coin types. Good VF.