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2182. East Anglia(?). Circa 680-710 AD. AR Sceatta (1.23 gm). Series Z. Facing bust with long hair / Hound with tail between its legs standing right, sniffing ground. Metcalf 140; Seaby 782. Toned, good VF, some reverse scratches. ($1000)
2178. Durotriges. Mid-Late First Century BC. AR Unit (0.92 gm). Starfish / Zig-zag and spider pattern. Hobbs 2780; Van Arsdell 1270-1; Seaby 369. Toned, near EF, nice surfaces. ($300) From the John Jordan Collection.
2183. Kent, Canterbury(?). Circa 710-760. AR Sceatta (1.11 gm). Series K, type 42. Draped bust holding budding plant / Hound eating berry from bush. Metcalf 311; Seaby 794. EF. ($1500)
2179. Corieltauvi. IIsvp Rasv. Late" First Century BC-Early First Century AD. AV Stater (5.16 gm). Apollo wreath / Horse left. Hobbs 3269; Van Arsdell 920-1; Seaby 405. EF. Rose gold. Very Rare. ($1500)
2184. Kent, Canterbury(?). Circa 710-760 AD. AR Sceatta (0.96 gm). Series K, type 32a. Bust right holding cross / "Wolf-worm" coiled within torque. Metcalf 307; Seaby 797. EF, glossy black toning. ($1000) 2180. Iceni. Queen Boudicca. Mid-Late First Century BC. AR Unit (1.27 gm). Head right / Horse right. Hobbs 3605ff; Van Arsdell 794-1; Seaby 434. Toned, good VF. From the John Jordan Collection. ($200)
Extremely Rare Anglo-Saxon Gold Thrymsa 2185. Anglo-Saxon. Southhampton(?). Circa 710-760. AR Sceatta (0.95 gm). Series H, type 39. Celtic cross with rosettes / Pecking bird. Metcalf 283; Seaby 805. Toned EF. ($750)
AV 2181. Anglo-Saxon. ׳Crispus ׳Issue. Circa 660-670 AD. AV Thrymsa (1.33 gm). London. CBISPVO NOBCAES, helmeted and draped bust right / Retrograde CAESAR, and in runic script, +DELAIONA, around triple-dotted circle enclosing a cross on a base, limbs terminating in annulets with crosses in the lower angles; in exergue, temple pediment. Sutherland 27 (plate Π, 5); Metcalf pg. 44; North 18; Seaby 764. EF. Extremely rare and possibly the finest of seven known pieces. ($12,500)
2186. Anglo-Saxon. Southhampton. Secondary Series. Circa 710-760. AR Sceatta (0.98 gm). Series H, type 49. 'Wodan head׳, pellets in annulets around / Pecking bird. Metcalf 288; Seaby 806. Toned, choice EF. ($750)
Ex William L. Subjack Collection; Sotheby's (9-10 October 1995), lot 748; Sotheby's (4 October 1990), lot 281; Coddenham Find.
Very Rare Sceatta; Ex Sub jack Collection
When the Romans withdrew from Britain in the fifth century AD, the political and economic stability their presence had created went with them. It was not until about 620 AD that a native national culture reemerged. This early AngloSaxon culture was composed of elements from many sources. Its language derived from Frisian roots, the religion from the Teuton forests and Irish monasteries, and its governmental system blended from that of late antiquity, Prankish warlords and the Byzantine government at Constantinople. The Merovingian gold tremissis served as the model for the gold thrymsa, which was the first native British coinage since the Celts' subjugation six centuries earlier. The design of this tremissis was drawn from coins previously in circulation, to which were added elements of Celtic art and language. No plausible explanation has yet been put forth to tell if the portraits on these early pieces are those of important people of the time or only modified designs carried over from the model coin.
2187. East Anglia(?). Circa 680-710 AD. AR Sceatta (0.98 gm). Series Qlh. Half-length figure with long hair right, holding cross / Longlegged quadruped standing left, head turned back, with tail between its legs. Metcalf 385; Seaby—. Toned EF. Very Rare. ($2000) Ex William L. Subjack Collection. 230