King EADBERHT - a collection of some of the rarest sceattas known [nos. S77 to S87].
S77 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat class Fi obv. EOTBERHTVS, cross in circle with pellet in each angle; rev. fantastic animal right with pelleted tail and triquetra below. 0.90 g S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this much rarer]; SEMC2, p. 207, no. 62 [this coin]; Tony Abramson Sceatta List [SL] - SL 70-180; 'Kings of Northumbria collection', book, no. 18. Ex - History of Coins, 2001. much better than photos. EXTREMELY RARE variety EF £685
S78 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat class Fviii obv. EOTBERH.TVS, cross in circle with pellet in each angle; rev. fantastic animal right with pellet under tail and triquetra below. 1.19 g S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this one extremely rare]; SEMC2, p. 207, no. 72 [this coin]; SL 70-240 [this coin]; 'Kings of Northumbria collection, book, no. 19.'. Found: Wetwang, North Yorkshire, 2006. No example in Tony Abramson's collection. EXTREMELY RARE variety Excellent coin - unique ? aEF £750 sold
S79 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat class Di / Ei mule obv. EOTBERETVF [no h], pellet in double circle of pellets; rev. fantastic animal right with cross under tail and triquetra below. 1.13 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this is extremely rare]; SEMC2, p. 207, no. 57 [this coin]; SL 70-140 [this coin]; 'Kings of Northumbria collection', book, no. 20. better than photos - small deposit. None in Abramson collection. EXTREMELY RARE variety - unique ? GVF £685 sold
S80 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Fvi obv. EOTBERHTVS, boss in circle of pellets; rev. fantastic animal right, with long tongue, pelleted tail and triquetra below. 1.06 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this extremely rare]; SL 70-220; 'Kings of Northumbria collection', book, no. 21. Found: Yapham, Yorkshire, 2009. Oval flan. Probably the finest of the very few examples known to exist. Much better than Tony Abramson's example. EXTREMELY RARE variety aEF £695 sold
S81 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Fx obv. EOTBERHTVS, 3-arm cross in circle of pellets with pellet in each angle; rev. fantastic animal right with rosette under tail, triquetra below and 5 pellets in field. 1.15 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this one extremely rare]; SEMC2, p. 210, no. 76 [this coin]; SL 70-262 [this coin]; 'Kings of Northumbria collection', book, no. 23. Found: Sutton, Yorkshire, 2002. Patchy toning and some small deposits. None in Abramson collection. EXTREMELY RARE variety. VF £450 sold
S82 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Fx var. obv. EOTBERHTVS, tribrach cross of pellets in circle of pellets with pellet in each angle; rev. fantastic animal right with pellet under tail and triquetra below. 1.01 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this extremely rare]; SEMC2, p. 210, no. 74 [this coin]; SL 70-260 [this coin]; 'Kings of Northumbria collection', book, no. 24. Found: Bawtry, Yorkshire, 2008. EXTREMELY RARE variety - unique ? nEF £650 sold
S83 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Fx - var. obv. EOTBERHTVS, tribrach cross of pellets in circle of pellets with pellet in each angle; rev. fantastic animal right, with circle of pellets under tail and triquetra below. 1.08 g S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this extremely rare; SEMC2, p. 210, no. 75 [this coin]; SL 70-262. Ex - Beowulf collection [108], CNG auction, 23.5.2007, lot 1442. EXTREMELY RARE variety - unique ? nEF £850 sold
S84 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Fix obv. EOTBERHTVS, cross pattee over cross pommee in circle of pellets in centre; rev. fantastic animal right with long tongue, triquetra below and circle of pellets under leg. 1.14 g S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this extremely rare]; SEMC2, p. 210, no. 73 [this coin]; SL 70-250 [this coin]; 'Kings of Northumbria collection', book, no. 26. Found: Wetwang, Yorkshire, 2008. Better than photos - die flaw under tail. EXTREMELY RARE variety aEF £795 sold
S85 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Gi obv. +EOTBEREhTVF [cross in legend], large cross in centre; rev. fantastic animal right with 4 rosettes. 1.06 g S. 847 [£400 in VF]; SL 70-310; 'Kings of Northumbria collection', book, no. 28. much better than photos. GVF-nEF £350
S86 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Eii obv. EOTBERTV.F, [no h, retro. and EB joined], cross; rev. fantastic animal right with cross under tail, triquetra below and circle of pellets under leg. 1.10 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this extremely rare]; Not in SL, cf. 70-160. Found: Sherburn, Yorkshire. EXTREMELY RARE variety GVF-nEF £785 sold
S87 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Biv obv. EOTBEREhTVF, cross pommee on raised boss. rev. 'Flying' fantastic animal right, with several pellets in field. 0.90 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this extremely rare]; SL 70-90 left [this coin]; SCBI 69: 839 [this coin]; 'Kings of Northumbria collection', book, no. 30. Found: Fimber, Yorkshire, 2011 Recorded: EMC: 2012.0035. chipped. EXTREMELY RARE variety GVF £685 R im
A small collection of Aethelred II / Leofdegn: SPECIAL MOTIF stycas
S88 AETHELRED 11 [841-50] Special Motif styca Moneyer - LEOFDEGN obv. +EDELRED REX, Omega motif in centre; rev. +LEOFDEGN, cross in a circle in the centre. S. 866A [£250 in VF]; cf. Pirie 182-3. Found: Sherburn, Yorkshire, 2012. a bit dirty and some deposits. MUCH better than photos. VERY RARE VF £95 sold
S89 AETHELRED 11 [841-50] Special Motif styca Moneyer - LEOFDEGN obv. +EDERED REX, cross; rev. +LEOFDJN, Celtic cross in centre. S. 866A [£250 in VF]. Ex - PWP Carlyon-Britton collection; Sothebys, 17 November 1913, lot 210; Spink auction, 31 March 1982, lot 54. dark tone. much better than photos. VERY RARE GVF-nEF £295
S90 AETHELRED 11 [841-50] Special Motif type styca Moneyer - LEOFDEGN obv. +EDELRED REX, lobed cross in centre; rev. +LEOFDEJN, Special motif cross in centre. S. 866A [£250 in VF]. Ex - Peter Moffat collection with ticket. dark tone and some slight deposits. better than photos. VERY RARE nEF £295
S91 AETHELRED 11 [841-50] Special Motif type styca Moneyer - LEOFDEGN obv. +EDELRED REX, 8 pellets in a circle; rev. +LEOFDEJN, flower motif in centre. S. 866A [£250 in centre]. Ex - Peter Moffat collection with ticket. dark tone. better than photos. VERY RARE nEF £295
S92 AETHELRED 11 [841-50] Special Motif type styca Moneyer - LEOFDEGN obv. +AEDELRED REX, hammer cross on saltire; rev. +LEOFDEJN, double circle enclosing pellet. S. 866A [£250 in VF]; Pirie 228. Ex - Peter Moffat collection. dark tone. VERY RARE nEF £295
S93 AETHELRED 11 [841-50] Special Motif type styca Moneyer - LEOFDEGN obv. +EDELRED REX, hammer cross on saltire; rev. +LEOFDEJN, double circle enclosing pellet. 1.36 g. S. 866A [£250 in VF]; Pirie 228; SCBI 69: 984 [this coin]. Ex - Peter Moffat collection; CNG auction, 9.4.2014, lot 635. dark tone. better than photos. VERY RARE GVF-nEF £325 sold
Other Kings of Northumbria coins
S94 REDWULF [843-44] styca YORK mint Moneyer - MONNE obv. +REDVLF- RE [retro.], large cross in centre; rev. +MONNE [retro.], 5 pellets in centre. 1.38 g. S. 867; Pirie 3.31e Ex - Geoffrey Cope colln. struck slightly off-centre. VERY RARE aEF £595
S95 AETHELRED 1 [774-79] silver sceat obv. EDILRED, large cross; rev. fantastic animal right; cross under tail and triquetra below. S. 850 [£1250 in VF]; SL 72-30; SEMC2, p. 213, pl. 118 [this coin]. Found: Thwing, 2008. chipped with scratch on obv. EXTREMELY RARE VF £275 R
S96 AELFWALD 1 [780-88] silver sceat class B obv. +ELFVAIV, cross in centre; rev. fantastic animal right, 0.85 g S. 851 [£1650 in VF]; SL 73-30; SEMC2, p. 216, no. 128 [this coin]. Ex - Spink auction, 29.6.2006, lot 316 [£565]. chipped and some porosity. better than photos EXTREMELY RARE GVF £450 sold
S97 EADBERHT / ECGBERHT [737-58] silver sceat var. ii obv. .EOTBEREhTVF, cross; rev. ECGBERhTAR, standing figure, holding 2 crosses. 0.97 g. S. 852 [£675 in VF]; SL 74-20; SEMC2, p. 210, pl. 95 [this coin]. Ex - Mike Vosper, April, 2002. lighter than photos. RARE VF £585
S98 EADBERHT / ECGBERHT [737-58] silver sceat - var. ii obv. .EOTBEREhTVF, cross in centre; rev. .ECGBERhTV, standing figure holding 2 crosses. 1.02 g. S. 852 [£675 in VF]; SEMC2, p. 210, pl. 96 [this coin]. Found: Weaverthorpe, Yorkshire, 2004. Lighter and better than photos - some striking weakness on rev. VERY RARE VF £ 395
S99 EADBERHT / ECGBERHT [737-58] silver sceat - var. i, variant obv. EOTBREhTVF [missing E and no initial pellet], cross; rev. ECGBERhT, standing figure holding cross and crozier. 0.84 g. S. 852 [£675 in VF for common types - this much rarer]; SEMC2, p. 210, pl. 94 [this coin]; SL - [this variety not in Abramson's Sceatta List] Found: Driffield, N. Yorkshire, 2006. better than photos - slight porosity on rev. EXTREMELY RARE variety VF £ 485
S100 EADBERHT / ECGBERHT [737-58] silver sceat - var. v obv. .EOTBERETVF [no h], cross in circle of pellets; rev. ECGBERhT, standing figure with bent knees and cross in each hand. 0.80 g. S. 852 [£675 in VF for common types - this much rarer]; SEMC2, p. 213, pl.97 [this coin] This variety not in SL, but cf. SL 74-50. Found: Sledmere, Yorkshire, 2005. oval flan - some striking weakness & slight porosity. EXTREMELY RARE variety GVF £ 495
S101 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Fi, variant obv. EOTBREHTVS [E before R missing], cross in circle of pellets, pellet in each angle; rev. fantastic animal right with triquetra below. 0.88 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this much rarer]; SEMC2. p. 207, pl. 65 [this coin]; Not in SL, but cf. 70-180 Found: Yorkshire, 1997. a bit dirty and some deposits, etc. EXTREMELY RARE variety VF £ 285
S102 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class D and E mule, variant. obv. +EOTERhTVF [no B], cross in centre; rev. fantastic animal right with cross under tail and triquetra below. 0.82 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this much rarer]. SEMC2, p. 207, pl. 56 [this coin]; SL 70-130. Ex - DG Coins, 2004. some striking weakness, tiny striking edge crack & porosity. Much better than photos. EXTREMELY RARE variety. VF £285
S103 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Gi obv. +EOTBEREhTVF, large cross in centre; rev. fantastic animal right with 4 rosettes. 0.91 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF]; SEMC2, p. 210, pl. 85 [this coin]; SL 70-310. Found: Sledmere, Yorkshire, 2006. chipped & some porosity. better than photos. GVF/nVF £ 165
S104 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Gii obv. .EOTBEREhTVF, cross; rev. fantastic animal right with cross under tail and 3 rosettes, 1.06 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this rarer]; SL 70-320; SEMC2, p. 210, pl. 86 [this coin]. Great provenance: Ex - PWP Carlyon-Britton collection, Sothebys, 4.11.1916, lot 784; R C Lockett collection, Glendinings, 6.6.1955, lot 284; R P Mack collection [366 - with ticket]; Spink, June 1986 [£650 - with ticket]; D B Feather collection, Sothebys, 6.11.1997, lot 416; James Hall collection. small edge chip. better than photos. EXTREMELY RARE variety. aVF £ 495 sold
S105 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat class Di obv. EOTBEREhTVF, large cross in centre; rev. fantastic animal left with cross under tail and triquetra below. 0.84 g S. 847 [£400 in VF]; SL 70-120; SEMC2, p. 207, pl. 53 [this coin]. some deposits, slight porosity and edge delamination. better than photos. VF £195
S106 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Ai obv. +EADBERhTVF, cross. rev. fantastic animal right. 1.00 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF]; SEMC2, p. 201, pl. 11 [this coin]. Found: Yorkshire. struck slightly off-centre. better than photos. GVF £285
S107 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Fvi obv. EOTBEREhTVS, boss in circle of pellets; rev. fantastic animal right with long tongue, tail of pellets and triquetra below. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this extremely rare]: SL 70-220. Found: near Malton, Yorkshire, 2011. weakly struck, some porosity. better than photos. EXTREMELY RARE variety [Abramson describes 70-220 as 'practically unique']. GF £ 350
S108 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Bi obv. .EOTBEREhTVF, cross; rev. fantastic animal left. 0.93 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF]; SL 70-50. SEMC2, p. 201, pl. 24 [this coin]. Found: Yorkshire. weakly struck in places. GVF £ 275
S109 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Fiv obv. EOTBERHTVS, cross in circle of pellets with pellet in each angle; rev. fantastic animal right with cross under tail and triquetra below. 1.12 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this extremely rare]; SL 70-200; SEMC2, p. 207, pl. 67. Found: near Driffield, Yorkshire, 1998. Ex - Gillis coins, July 2003. some weak striking, porosity, small deposit, etc. EXTREMELY RARE variety VF £ 350
S110 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Di obv. .EOTBEREhTVF, cross; rev. fantastic animal left with cross under tail and triquetra below. S. 847 [£400 in VF]; SL 70-120. Found: Sutton, East Yorkshire, 2002. lighter and much better than photos. Full and round VF+ £ 295
S111 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Di obv. .EOTBEREhTVF, cross; rev. fantastic animal left with cross under tail and triquetra below. 1.00 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF]; SL 70-120; SEMC2, p. 207, pl. 50 [this coin]. Found: near Wetwang, Yorkshire, 1999. slight striking edge split at 10 o'clock. GVF £ 295 sold
S112 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Di obv. .EOTBEREhTVF, cross; rev. fantastic animal left with cross under tail and triquetra below. 1.15 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF]; SL 70-120; SEMC2, p. 207, pl. 51 [this coin]. struck slightly off-centre + some porosity - better than photos. VF £ 195
S113 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Fiv obv. EOTBERHTVS, cross in circle of pellets with pellet in each angle; rev. fantastic animal right with cross under tail and triquetra below; S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this extremely rare]; SL 70-200; Found: near Ripon, Yorkshire, March 2008. Recorded: UKDFD 12315. slight weakly struck in places. EXTREMELY RARE variety. GVF £ 485
S114 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Biii obv. EOTBEREhTVF, cross in circle of pellets; rev. fantastic animal left with pellet under tail, 4 pellets under body and 3 under leg. 0.99 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this rarer]; SL 70-80; SEMC2, p. 204, pl. 39. Found: Yorkshire, 2003. better than photos. VERY RARE variety. GVF-nEF £ 395
S115 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Biii obv. .EOTBEREhTVF, cross in circle of pellets; rev. fantastic animal left with pellet under tail, 4 below and 1 under leg. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this rarer]; SL 70-80; SEMC2, p. 204, pl. 34. Found: near Hull, 2004. Ex - Paul Murawski. some deposit, patchy toning. better than photos. VERY RARE variety. VF £285
S116 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Bii obv. .EOTBEREhTVF, cross in circle of pellets; rev. fantastic animal left. 1.04 g. S. 847 [£400 in VF]; SL 70-70; SEMC2, p. 204, pl. 29 [this coin]. better than photos. RARE Gf-nVF £ 185 sold
S117 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat class Fxii, var. obv. EOTBERHTVS, Facing head [indistinct] - no moustache, in circle of pellets]; rev. fantastic animal right with triquetra below. S. 847 [£400 in VF for common types - this much rarer]; cf. SL 70-290; SEMC2, p. 210, no. 78 [this coin illustrated]. Found: Malton, North Yorkshire, 2008. some porosity and small deposits. much better than photos. EXTREMELY RARE variety UNIQUE ? VF £ 450
S118 EADBERHT [737-58] silver sceat Class Fi, var. obv. EOTBERHTVS, cross in circle of pellets with pellet in each angle; rev. fantastic animal right with triquetra below - normal tail, not formed of pellets. S. 847 [£400 in VF, for common types - this extremely rare]; SL - , but cf. SL 70-180. EXTREMELY RARE variety nEF £695
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