Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 1351. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Primary Sceattas. Circa 680-710. AR Sceat (1.20 g, 12h). Imitation of series BIII. Uncertain mint. Crude diademed head right / Crude dove standing right on cross; small crosses at ends, annulets in angles. Beowulf 24 (this coin); cf. Abramson B100; Metcalf -; North -; SCBC -; cf. . Near VF, toned.

From the Beowulf Collection.

Regarding the reverse, there are multiple varieties of types depicting birds and crosses, all reflecting Christian iconography: the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, and the cross. The diverse array of prototypes, both from numismatics and elsewhere, account for the many variations in their style and presentation (Gannon, pp. 107-112).