coin project
Stable diffusion
Please support our sponsors


Log In | Register
[83796 Coins (44240 Unverified)]
 
 
Search
Advanced Search
Search By Coin ID
 
 
Home
ANCIENT/BYZANTINE
Ancient Spain (872)
Byzantine (753)
MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD
Germany (30)
MODERN WORLD
COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS
 
Submit New Coin(s)
 
Sponsors page
Terms of Service
Contact Us
About Us
FAQ Page
Coin Detail
Click here to see enlarged image.
ID:     75001451
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Western Europe
Region:     England
City:     Kings of Northumbria
Issuer:     Aelfwald I
Date Ruled:     779-788 AD
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Sceat
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 779/80-788
Weight:     1.04 g
Die Axis:     10 h
Obverse Legend:     +FGEAAGDVS (partially retrograde and inverted)
Obverse Description:     Cross pattÉe
Reverse Description:     Heraldic quadruped standing right, raising foreleg
Mint:     York
Primary Reference:     Beowulf 117 (this coin)
Reference2:     Pirie, Guide 2.9a var. (legend)
Reference3:     North 181 var. (cross on reverse)
Reference4:     SCBC 851
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=104359
Grade:     VF, toned, a hint of surface roughness.
Notes:     Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 1451 From the Beowulf Collection.