Anglo Saxon
Sceattas and Stycas
S1 EARDWULF [796-806]
silver sceat
Moneyer - CUTHHEARD 0.77g
obv. +EA.RDVVL.F R; rev. +CVDhEVRT.
Spink 858 [£6000 in VF]; SCBI 69, 906 [this coin]; Abramson Sceatta List [SL], 86-30 [this coin].
Found: Carthorpe, North Yorkshire, 2008; Recorded: EMC 2009.0079
Provenance: Silbury coins, 2008
Only 10 King Eardwulf coins are known to exist and the British Museum is the only museum who owns one.
A similar coin sold at CNG auction 106, 13.9.2017, lot 1082, for $20400.
EXTREMELY RARE
VF £5750 sold
S2 EADBERHT [737-58]
silver sceat
obv. EOTBREHTVS, cross in circle with pellet in qtr rev. fantastic animal right, triquetra below
Spink 847 [£400 in VF for common types, this ER]; 'Studies in EMC', vol. 2, Abramson, p.207, pl.64 [this coin] 0.84g
Provenance: Spink, May 2003.
EXTREMELY RARE variety - reading EOTBRE.....
EF or near £785 sold
S3 SERIES Q [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
Q11D variant
obv. quadruped left with trefoil tail;
rev. bird left trampling serpent
Spink 809 [£650 in VF]; cf. Abramson collection, Spink auction, 18.3.2021, lot 267 [£1365 - GVF, ragged flan]; Abramson SL 64-110.
Found: North Yorkshire, 2017.
VERY RARE
A superb coin
EF £1350 sold
S4 SERIES W [c.680-710]
silver sceat - primary series
obv. large bust right, holding 2 crosses;
rev. cross crosslet on saltire. 1.19g
Spink 787 [£1250 in VF]; Abramson SL 108-30
irregular-shaped flan as often seen with series W
EXTREMELY RARE
GVF/nEF £1350 R
S5 SERIES Z [c.680-710]
silver sceat - primary series
obv. facing head with forked beard;
rev. wild boar right.
Spink 782 [£1200 in VF[; Abramson SL, 102-45 [this coin]; None in Abramson collection.
Found: near Louth, Lincs. August 2012.
Recorded: EMC 2012.0214
EXTREMELY RARE
nEF £1985 R
S6 ALCHRED [765-74]
silver sceat
obv. AL.CHDER, cross in centre;
rev. fantastic animal right, with cross under.
Spink 849 [£900 in VF]; cf. Spink auction, 18.3.2021, lot 374 [sold £1700 - graded VF with striking split] 0.99g
Found: Beverley, East Yorkshire, 2013.
Recorded: EMC 2020.0257.
VERY RARE better than photos
EF or near £1350
S7 SERIES Q [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
Q11D variant
obv. quadruped right, pellets below; 0.80g
rev. bird with forked tail, with cross behind.
Spink 809 [£650 in VF], SCBI 69, 638 [this coin]; Abramson SL, 64-120 [this coin];
Provenance: Mike Vosper coins, March 2003.
obv. struck off-centre.
VERY RARE
nEF £1285 sold
S8 EADBERHT/ ECGBERHT [737-58]
silver sceat - variety V
obv. .ETBEREhTVF [no O], cross in circle;
rev. ECGBERTA [no h], figure right with 2 crosses;
Spink 852 [£650 in VF for common types - this ER]
'Studies in EMC', vol.2, Abramson, p.213, pl.99 [this coin]; 0.97g
Provenance: the famous 'Beowulf' collection; CNG auction, 23.5.2007, lot 1445 [$1500].
slightly weakly struck in places.
EXTREMELY RARE variety
GVF-nEF £1385 sold
S9 EANRED [810-41]
styca
obv. +EAnRE....REX [retro.]. cross in centre;
rev. +MONNE, cross in centre
Spink 862 [£125 in VF]
unusual obv.
some slight porosity and dirt
better than photos
VF £75 sold
S10 SERIES W [c.680-710]
silver sceat - primary series
W - type 54 variety
obv. standing figure looking left, long hair and holding 2 crosses, wearing Lorica Hamata coat.
rev. cross crosslet on saltire cross. 1.03g
Spink 787 [£1250 in VF]; Abramson SL, 108-25;
Found: Lyminge, Kent, 2017.
Recorded: PAS Kent, AEFB28
EXTREMELY RARE - unique ?
GVF-nEF £1350 sold
S11 AETHELRED 11 [841-50]
styca
Moneyer - FORDRED
obv. +EDIL:.RED, 5 pellets in centre;
rev. +FORDRED, 5 pellets in centre.
Spink 865 [£120 in VF]
some porosity, but better than photos.
nVF £75 sold
S12 SERIES Q / R ]c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
series Q / R mule
obv. bust of fine style right - runes below head?
rev. standard with right angles and annulet.
Spink 812 [£425 in VF for common types - this much rarer]; Abramson SL, 12-30 [this coin]; SCBI 69 : 700 [this coin].
Provenance: Glendinings auction, 20.11.1974, lot 24; Patrick Finn, FPL 15, Feb. 1999, no.53 [£750]; 'extremely interesting & extremely rare'.
EXTREMELY RARE
GVF-nEF £1500
S13 SERIES L [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
Series L 23e - serpent whorl type
obv. standing woman right wearing long tunic, holding 2 crosses;
rev. whorl of 3 serpent heads. 0.90g
Spink 804H [£450 in VF for common types, this much rarer]; SCBI 69: 558 [this coin]; Abramson SL, 43-40 [this coin].
Found: Thames Foreshore, 2013.
Recorded: EMC 2013.0166; PAS LON 3E64B5.
Dr Martin Allen [Fitzwilliam museum]: 'this is an excellent example of Series L 23e'.
some surface roughness and flan a little irregular.
UNIQUE
VF £985
S14 EADBERHT /
ECGBERHT [737-58]
silver sceat
obv. EOTBEREhTVF, cross in centre;
rev. ECGBERh, figure right holding cross and crozier.
Spink 852 [£650 in VF]
VERY RARE
EF £1100
S15 R4 / Type 51 [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
Series R4 / type 51 mule
obv. bust right with EPA in runes; 1.04g
rev. saltire in beaded standard.
Spink 813 / 833 [£400 in VF]; Abramson SL, 13-30; SCBI 69: 713 [this coin].
Provenance: Steve Elden coins, 2006.
RARE
GVF £575 R
S16 SERIES N [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
N type 41b
obv. 2 standing figures facing, holding 3 crosses;
rev. monster left, looking back. 0.88g
Spink 806 [£450 in VF]; North 99.
Provenance: Spink.
RARE
GVF £650
S17 UNUSUAL [c.843-5]
styca
obv. +EAL...VL [retro.], cross in centre;
rev. +ODVVLI [retro.], pellet in centre/
Spink 872 [£110 in VF]
Very unusual RECTANGULAR flan.
VERY RARE
VF £95
S18 SERIES W [c.680-710]
silver sceat - primary series
Series W type 54, variety 2A
obv. figure right, holding 2 annulet crosses, diagonal striations on tunic. 0.90g
rev. cross crosslet pommee on saltire cross.
Spink 787 PLATE COIN [£1250 in VF for commoner types - this rarer]; Abramson SL 108-40 [this coin]; SCBI 69: 151 [this coin];
Provenance: Patrick Finn FPL 9, Jan. 1997, no.51 [£600].
weakly struck on obv. and some slight porosity.
EXTREMELY RARE - the Spink 'Coins of England' book plate coin
nVF/aVF £1350
S19 SERIES Q [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
Series QIF, type 71
obv. standing woman facing with large head, holding 2 angled crosses, pellets in field;
rev. sea bird left, with pellets in field. 0.90g
Spink 808B PLATE COIN [£900 in VF]; Abramson SL, 63-80 [this coin]; SCBI 69: 622 [this coin].
Provenance: Tim Owen coins, 1998.
oval flan with slight striking weakness and rev. slightly off-centre.
EXTREMELY RARE
GVF-nEF £1250 sold
S20 SERIES Q / R
[c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
Series Q / R, type 73 mule
obv. crude radiate bust left, with runic MR and ER;
rev. quadruped right with triple forked tail and pellets in field. 0.95g
Spink 812 [£425 in VF]; Abramson SL, 12-50 [this coin in 2017 edition]; SCBI 69: 705 [this coin].
Found: Hunstanton, Norfolk, 2010.
rev. slightly off-centre.
RARE
nEF £785 R
S21 AETHELRED 1
[789-96]
silver sceat
Moneyer - CUTHHEARD
obv. +EDILRERD, cross pattee in centre; 0.91g
rev. +CVDHEARD, large cross with pellets in qtrs.
Spink 856 [£350 in VF]; Abramson SL, 83-20 [this coin]; SCBI 69: 894 [this coin];
Provenance: Ron Spour, 2008.
much better than photos
RARE
GVF £475
S22 SERIES K 32a [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
K type 32a
obv. bust right with cross in front, knotted wreath behind;
rev. coiled wolf-headed serpent;
Spink 803C [£650 in VF]; Abramson SL 39.
weakly struck bust - better than photos
VERY RARE
VF/nVF £395
S23 UNUSUAL [c.843-55]
styca
obv. +EDAN REX ?, cross in centre;
rev. +ARDUINI ?, cross in centre.
Spink 872 [£110 in VF]
Provenance: Dave Greenhalgh collection.
weakly struck in places, dark tone and edge chip.
VERY RARE
VF £75
S24 CARIP [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
CARIP group - Eclectic.
obv. bust right with blundered letters;
rev. coiled serpent.
Spink 820 [£575 in VF]
weakly struck and some porosity
better than photos
VERY RARE
nVF/GF £95
S25 SERIES S [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
Series S1, type 47.
obv. female Centaur left; 0.75g
rev. whirl of 4 wolf heads, clockwise;
Spink 814 [£650 in VF]; Abramson SL, 68-20
Found: Didcot, Oxon., 2008.
Provenance: Baldwins.
VERY RARE
VF £485
S26 SERIES J 85 [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
Series J type 85 variant
obv. head right; 1.00g
rev. bird on cross with annulets each side, inside double beaded circle - no trefoils below cross.
Spink 802 [£225 in VF for common types - this rarer]; cf. Abramson SL, 18-20.
VERY RARE variety
VF £395
S27 SERIES G [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
Series G, type 3a
obv. draped bust right, cross in front; 1.28g
rev. diamond standard, saltires in quarters.
Spink 800 [£225 in VF]; Abramson SL, 21-20;
Found: Boynton, East Yorkshire.
weakly struck at top of bust
GVF £295 R
S28 SERIES Q [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
Series QllC - type 65
obv. quadruped left, looking back and up with pellets in field; 1.00g
rev. sea bird with wings flapping, cross pommee either side of legs and pellets in field.
Spink 809 PLATE COIN [£650 in VF]; Abramson SL, 64-40 [this coin]; SCBI 69: 632 [this coin].
Provenance: Mike Vosper coins, 2009.
VERY RARE
nEF £1785 sold
S29 SERIES N [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
Series N - type 41a
obv. 2 figures facing holding 2 crosses with staff in centre;
rev. monster left looking right. 1.01g
Spink 806 [£450 in VF for common types - this rarer]; Abramson SL, 52-20;
obv. weakly struck in places.
VERY RARE
VF £475
S30 EADBERHT [737-58]
silver sceat - variety Aii
obv. .EADBEREhTVF - extra E, cross in centre;
rev. fantastic animal right.
Spink 847 [£400 in VF];
Found: North Yorkshire, 2011.
some double-striking and die flaws on rev.
rev. better than photos
VERY RARE
aEF £575
S31 EADBERHT /
ECGBERHT [737-58]
silver sceat
obv. EOTBEREhTVF, cross with pellet centre in circle of pellets;
rev. ECGBERHT - standing figure with with large head holding 2 crosses, trefoil above head.
Spink 852 [£650 in VF for common types - this rarer]; cf. Abramson SL, 74-60
Found: Driffield, Yorkshire, 2021.
weakly struck in parts of rev. + sl. surface crack.
EXTREMELY RARE variety
EF/nEF £750
S32 AETHELRED 1 [789-96]
silver sceat
obv. +AEDILRED R, cross in centre;
rev. +CVDHEARD, cross in centre.
Spink 856 [£350 in VF];
Found: Driffield, Yorkshire, 2021.
rough surface on rev. + some porosity.
RARE
VF/nVF £250
S33 EADBERHT [737-58]
silver sceat
Class G - var. Gii
obv. .EOTBEREhTVF, large cross in centre;
rev. fantastic animal right with 4 rosettes.
Spink 847 [£400 in VF]; 'Studies in EMC', vol.2, Abramson, 2011, p.210, pl.84 [this coin].
Found: near York, 2006.
struck off-centre + patchy toning in places.
RARE
GVF £385
S34 SERIES J 37 [c.710-60]
silver sceat - secondary series
obv. facing heads with cross between;
rev. 4 birds clockwise.
Spink 802A [£325 in VF]
Found: Driffield, Yorkshire, 2021.
small edge chip
VF £225
S35 SERIES E [c.695-740]
silver sceat
obv. 'porcupine' head with cross and annulet;
rev. standard; 1.10g
Spink 790D [£100 in VF]
Provenance: 51 Gallery auction, 30.5.2014, lot 174.
GVF-nEF £135 sold
S36 EADBERHT [737-58]
silver sceat
sold
S37 WIGMUND [837-50]
styca
Moneyer - AETHELWEARD
obv. +VIGMVND AREP [retro.], cross in centre;
rev. +EDILVEARD [retro.], cross in centre.
Spink 870 [£135 in VF].
Provenance: Peter Moffat collection - one of the greatest styca collections.
full and round with some small deposits
GVF £135 sold
S38 AETHELRED 11 [841-50]
styca
Moneyer - FORDRED
obv. +EDILRED RE, cross in centre;
rev. +FORDRED, cross in centre.
Spink 865 [£120 in VF];
Provenance: Peter Moffat collection - one of the greatest styca collections.
some deposits - better than photos
GVF £95 sold
S39 AETHELRED 11 [841-50]
styca
obv. +AEDLRED, pellets in centre;
rev. +ENDVNE ?, pellets in centre.
Spink 865 [£120 in VF].
some porosity and deposits, particularly on rev.
better than photos
VF £50
S40
AETHELRED 11
[841-50]
styca
SPECIAL MOTIF type
Moneyer - LEOFDEGN
obv. +EDELRED REX, star in circle;
rev. +LEOFDEGN, cross in circle with pellet in qtrs.
Spink 866A [£275 in VF]
some green deposits
better than photos
RARE
VF £150 sold
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