Spink > Auction 23051 | Auction date: 27 January 2024 |
Lot number: 1020 Price realized: 1,000 GBP (Approx. 1,270 USD / 1,172 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Anglo-Saxon England, Continental Issues (c. 695-740), Series X, "Insular", Sceat, 'Wodan' head facing with radiate hair, annulets at sides and above, beard of vertical strokes, rev. crested monster right, facing left, annulet beneath body, 0.73g, 12h (SL 104-25; SCBI 69 [Abramson], 334; North 116; Spink 797), trace porosity, otherwise well-centred and lightly toned, a pleasingly bold very fine, the reverse nearing extremely fine, scarce and highly sought after, a most desirable and rare example. Provenance, Found near Storrington (West Sussex), 19 February 2023 ~ Recorded with the Ftizwilliam Museum, ref. EMC 2023.0087 ~ Estimate: £700 - £1000 |