433, Lot: 657. Estimate $500. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Primary Sceattas. Circa 680-685. AR Sceatt (12mm, 0.69 g, 6h). Series BX, type 26. Mint in Essex or East Anglia. Diademed bust left; annulet ot left / Dove standing right on cross pattée set on three steps; annulets flanking, pellets flanking lower half of cross. EMC 2018.0195 (this coin); Abramson 15.10 var. (same); SCBI 69 (Abramson), 43 var. (same); SCBC 776 var. (same). Good VF, slight porosity. Extremely rare with bust left.

While the low weight suggests this unusual piece may be a contemporary imitation, the excellent style indicates otherwise.