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Auction: 21060 - The Tony Abramson Collection of Dark Age Coinage - Part III: Collector's Selection
Lot: 890

Anglo-Saxon England, Eclectic Sceattas (710-760), Sceat, Swan, type 94, archer kneeling right, bow and arrow before, branch behind, rev. large bird, possibly a swan or goose, right, wing over back, long tail feathers, turning head to peck berries suspended above, foliage behind, 0.96g, 270°(?) (SL 50-10; SCBI 69, 805 this coin; The significance of the rounded finial on the arrow is discussed in Gannon, pp. 105-6; Figs. 3.29, 3.31; North -; Spink 825 plate coin), traces of silvering remaining, otherwise of baser fabric, almost fine and extremely rare

provenance
M Wilson, April 2008

~ Found near Linton (Cambs), 'one mile from the Zoo', April 2008 ~

[EMC 2009.0048]



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Estimate
£200 to £250

Starting price
£200