285, Lot: 492. Estimate $200. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Continental Sceattas. Circa 695/700-710/5. AR Sceat (11mm, 1.21 g). Series E, ‘Ashton Rowant’ phase, porcupine VICO variety 3. ‘Porcupine,’ with degenerate head, two pellets, and annulet on ‘body,’ right; ornaments in field / Standard with VICO oriented clockwise around from upper left, pellets in field; pellets and lines in margins. Abramson E820; Metcalf 196; North 45; SCBC 790D/V(786A/788). EF, toned. Rare.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 45 (18 March 1998), lot 2752.