Series L, Type 12 Variant 'London' Sceatta 010731

Series L, Type 12 Variant 'London' Sceatta 010731
Rare Series L, Type 12 Variant 'London' Sceatta
Silver, 0.76 grams; 12.03 mm. Secondary Sceattas, circa. 710 - 760 A.D. Obverse: Hwiccian style bust, but smaller than usual [see Metcalf p.407] with unusual blundered legend, a small diademed bust right with thin neck and collar made up of three rows of pellets, blundered around, attempt at LVNDONIA +. Reverse: Standing figure holding two crosses with unusual dress and no crescent type boat [cf. type 15]. Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge University as: EMC 2008.TBA. S 818 variant; Metcalf 319 – 322. The obverse is very similar to Metcalf p.407 [centre right drawing], but reverse is different - unrecorded ? Good fine.
£285.00  

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