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ANGLO-SAXONS: Secondary Sceattas of Wessex, ca. 710-740, AR sceatta (0.96g), Hamwic mint

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ANGLO-SAXONS: Secondary Sceattas of Wessex, ca. 710-740, AR sceatta (0.96g), Hamwic mint
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ANGLO-SAXONS: Secondary Sceattas of Wessex, ca. 710-740, AR sceatta (0.96g), Hamwic mint, Metcalf Series H, p. 326, variety 1b; cf. North 103; cf. SCBC 806, "Woden head" surrounded by ten roundels / Bird pecking right; 'rosette' below neck, a lovely example! choice Extremely Fine. In 2006 an example sold in Triton sale IX, lot number 2232, for $1,600 which was not quite as nice as this specimen. This is one of the loveliest examples known.