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76001846 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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Western Europe |
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England |
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Early Anglo-Saxon Period |
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Sceats |
| Date Ruled: |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas
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| Metal: |
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Silver |
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Sceat |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
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AD 710-725 |
| Weight: |
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0.93 g |
| Obverse Description: |
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Two diademed heads confronted; between, long cross with trident end; double border |
| Reverse Description: |
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Cross, at each end a bird right; double border |
| Primary Reference: |
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Beowulf 58 (this coin) |
| Reference2: |
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Abramson J400 |
| Reference3: |
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Metcalf 296-9 |
| Reference4: |
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North 135; SCBC 792 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=109521 |
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Grade:
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EF, toned. |
| Notes: |
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Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1846
Series J, type 37
From the Beowulf Collection.The iconography of confronted heads to either side of a cross has a debatable origin. Prototypes can be seen in certain Merovingian issues, ultimately deriving from Byzantine types for joint rulers, but non-numismatic possibilities point to other meanings. Most notably, the type may signify a relationship, either between people (e.g., marriage or alliance) or concepts (e.g., the holy and the secular) (Gannon pp. 37-39). |
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