Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, Primary Series E, Sceat, bust to right, resembling a porcupine, with lines terminating in pellets, pellet in triangle forming face, cross pommée and two pellets below, reverse standard with four pellets around pierced annulet in centre, blundered legend around, 1.53gms (BMC 4; cf. Metcalf pl. 12, pp. 209-11 [variety D]; N. 45; S. 786).Very fine (£60-80)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Anglo-Saxon and Earlier Hammered Coins formed by the late Captain 'Peter' Arnot.

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