Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Eclectic series L (related), type 68b, ‘Rosette’ group, diademed bust right, rosette and crescent before, rev. standing figure, looking right, long cross pommée either side, 0.74g/10h (SCBI 527, this coin; Abramson 32-40; N 78; Spink 823). Chipped from 9 o’clock to 11 o’clock, otherwise good very fine with impressive portrait, rare £400-£600

Found by Paul Slack, Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, 2006; Bt John Philpotts, September 2008; T. Abramson Collection, Part III, Spink Auction, 30 September 2021, lot 793