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OFFA [757-796]
Portrait type - Light Coinage [780-792]
Canterbury mint - Moneyer - DUD
obv.  bust right  OFFA REX
rev.  DUD in angles of a cross of lobes
[Blunt 28, S.905, N.296] 
Found Kent, 2006
somewhat convex flan, 1.3g
EXTREMELY RARE
probably the best example known
GVF/nEF
£sold


91
Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60]
STANDING  FIGURE with CROSSES  -  SERIES  O,  Type 40 var.
obv.  standing figure facing right holding 2 crosses
rev.   monster curled and facing right, cross below head
Very unusual dumpy figure with large head on obv. facing right - Series O figures
usually face forward. Cross on rev. also unusual. A type 21 / 57 mule ?
[see Metcalf 379-81, S.811]
Found Thurrock area, 2005
EXTREMELY  RARE
GVF/nEF
£385


92
Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60]
FACING  HEADS  -  SERIES  J,  type 37
Minted York area
obv.  two facing heads
rev.   4 birds around cross
[see S.792]
Found Kendall area
Ex - Patrick Finn, c.1992
weakly struck on left of rev.
RARE
nEF
£195
93
Early Anglo Saxon, Kings of Northumbria silver sceat
EADBERHT  [737-58]
obv.  EADBERhTVF, cross in centre
rev.   fantastic animal right
[see S.847]
RARE
VF/nVF
£225
94
Early Anglo Saxon, Kings of Northumbria styca
AETHELRED  11  [841-9] 
Phase 11, group Ai,  Moneyer - LEOFDEGN
SPECIAL  MOTIF  type  -  'SWASTIKA'
obv.  +AEDELRED  REX,  'swastika' motif centre
rev.   +LEOFDEGN+, circle enclosing pellet
[see BMC 474, none listed in Pirie]
VERY  RARE
VF/nVF
£250


95
Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60]
TWO  BIRDS  type  -  SERIES  J,  Type 36 var.
Minted York area
obv.  bust right with large cross
rev.   2 birds facing right, with small cross in front
[see Metcalf 301-2]
Unusual type with larger cross on obv. and bust with long                                                       hair - also unusual birds on rev.
weakly struck in places
VERY  RARE
VF
£250
96
Early Anglo Saxon, Kings of Northumbria silver styca
EANRED  [810-41]  -  UNRECORDED  moneyer
Phase 1,  Moneyer - EANWULF
obv.  +EANRED  REX, pellet in a circle
rev.   +EVHVVLF, pellet in a circle
[see S.860]
Eanwulf appears to be an unknown moneyer for this type
EXTREMELY  RARE
GF-nVF
£250

97
Early Anglo Saxon, Kings of Northumbria silver styca
EANRED  [810-41]
Phase 1a,  Moneyer - CYNWULF
obv.  EVNRED  R,  pellet in centre
rev.   CVVVNLF,  pellet in centre
Different to any dies in Pirie, but similar to no.29
[see S.860]
small edge striking crack
nEF
£165
98
Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60]
BUST / STANDING  FIGURE  with  BIRD  type  - SERIES  L,  type 18 var.
Minted Tilbury, Essex area
obv.  bust right with cross
rev.   standing figure with cross and bird
[see Metcalf 332 and p.379]
Appears to have a low silver content suggesting it is a late issue Series L
Found near Lakenheath, Suffolk
weakly struck, as usual for this type
EXTREMELY  RARE variety
£195

99
Early Anglo Saxon, Kings of Northumbria silver styca
EANRED  [810-41]
Phase 1a,  Moneyer - TIDUINI
obv.  +EANRED  REX, small cross in centre
rev.   +TIDVNI, cross in circle of pellets
[see S.860]
VF
£110
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