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Rare Sceatta Mule
1788. Iceni. Bury Type. Mid-Late First Century BC. AR Unit (1.39 gm). H e a d left w i t h long coiled hair, wearing patterned fillet or diadem; 2 before / Horse standing left, pellet in ring and wheel above, pellet in ring a n d branch below. Hobbs 3524; Van Arsdell 80; Seaby 432. Darkly toned EF. ($350)
1794. Anglo-Saxon. Uncertain. After circa 715. AR Sceatta (1.01 gm). Imitative of Series Κ a n d N. Two concentric circles, each terminating in a serpent's h e a d / Monster sitting left, h e a d reverted; pellet in field. Apparently unpublished a n d unique. Toned VF, porous. ($400) Found at Kilham, East Yorkshire, 1996-1997.
1789. Iceni. AR Unit (1.05 gm). Abstract motif incorporating two opposed crescents / Horse right, pellets above; inscription illegible. VF, toned, w o r n reverse die / / AR Unit (1.16 gm). Face right, with spiked hair / Horse right, geometric designs in fields. Fine, toned / / Plus: Gaul. Coriosolites. 1st Century BC. Billon Tetradrachm (6.49 gm). Stylized h e a d right / Stylized horse right, comb below. VF, b r o w n patina. Three (3) coins in lot. ($150)
This interesting coin is a mule of reverse designs from series Κ and Ν (cf. the Subjack Collection in Vecchi Auction 11 [5 June 19981, lots 42 and 58 for the prototypes). According to Mike Bonser, the obverse is clearly copied from series K, type 32, which normally has a single wolf's head at the end of a beaded circle. The two heads in this case have been copied directly from the head of the monster on the reverse. The monster itself has been borrowed from series N, but the die engraver has misunderstood elements of the normal design; the crest is continued under the body to form one of the legs, and the tail goes straight up instead of arching over the back towards the mouth.
Rare Witmen Thyrmsa
AV 1790. Anglo-Saxon. Kent. Circa 620-645 AD. AV Thrymsa (1.26 gm). ׳Witmen' type. D i a d e m e d b u s t right / Bifurcated short cross in pelleted circle. Metcalf I pl. 1,21; N o r t h 25; Seaby 753. Good VF, thin flan crack, a few small scratches. Extremely Rare. ($2500)
1795. Frisian. Circa 695-740. AR Sceatta (0.73 gm). Continental series D, type 2c. Bust w i t h runes / Cross with pellets. Metcalf 172ff; Seaby 839. Toned EF. ($200)
Mysterious Woden head
1791. Anglo-Saxon. L o n d o n or East Saxon. Circa 680-710. AR Sceatta (1.24 gm). Series ΒΠ. D i a d e m e d head right; encircled b y snake biting its tail / Bird standing right on cross; annulets to sides, cross to right, encircled b y snake biting its tail. Metcalf 115; Seaby 777. Toned EF. ($300)
1796. Anglo-Saxon. D a n i s h Series. Circa 700-750. AR Sceatta (0.73 gm). Series X. 'Woden' h e a d facing / Monster standing left; h e a d reverted. Metcalf 277; Seaby 843. Toned EF, light porosity. ($400)
Attractive Celtic Design
1797. Mercia. Burgred. 852-874. AR P e n n y (1.25 gm). D u d a , moneyer. Bust right / DVDA M O N ETA in a n d between broken lunettes. North ($500) 425; Seaby 940. Good VF, slight r o u g h surfaces.
1792. Anglo-Saxon. York. Circa 710-725. AR Sceatta (1.08 gm). Series J, Type 37. Confronted h e a d s w i t h cross o n base b e t w e e n them / Cross with four circling birds. Metcalf 296; Seaby 792. Toned EF. ($600)
1793. Anglo-Saxon. York. Circa 710-725. AR Sceatta (0.86 gm). Series J, Type 37. Confronted h e a d s with cross o n base between them / Cross with four circling birds. Metcalf 296; Seaby 792. Toned VF, porous. ($150)
1798. D a n i s h East A n g l i a . Imitating A l f r e d . After circa 880. AR Penny (1.23 gm). XEL FR ED RE a r o u n d small cross in circle / / FARA OLDI in two lines; pellet between trefoil to right. N o r t h 475/1; Seaby 966. VF, surface and flan problems. Rare. ($250)
Found at East Stoke, Notts., 1998. EMC 1999.0112
Found at Chippenham, Cambs., 1998. EMC 1999.0123. 206