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ANGLO-SAXON, PRIMARY SCEAT, AR Sceat, struck c.685 - 700 at Essex or East Anglia, England
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Obverse: Pearl diademed head facing right within ouroboros (serpent eating its tail), unintelligible pseudo legend around.
Reverse: Bird standing facing right upon cross, annulets on either side, all within ouroboros (serpent eating its tail), unintelligible pseudo legend around.
Primary Phase, Series BI
Diameter: 12mm | Weight: 1.05gms | Die Axis: 12h
SPINK: 777 | Metcalf 100 - 106
This coin was struck at the time in which the Beowulf legend was set, though the coin predates the earliest manuscript of that saga by about three centuries. These coins constitute the earliest indigenous currency found on the British Isles and they are a fascinating glimpse into the so called "Dark Ages" during the post-Roman period.
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![ANGLO-SAXON, PRIMARY SCEAT, AR Sceat, struck c.685 - 700 at Essex or East Anglia, England
[i]Obverse[/i]: Pearl diademed head facing right within ouroboros (serpent eating its tail), unintelligible pseudo legend around.
[i]Reverse[/i]: Bird standing facing right upon cross, annulets on either side, all within ouroboros (serpent eating its tail), unintelligible pseudo legend around.
Primary Phase, Series BI
Diameter: 12mm | Weight: 1.05gms | Die Axis: 12h
[b]SPINK: 777 | Metcalf 100 - 106[/b]
This coin was struck at the time in which the Beowulf legend was set, though the coin predates the earliest manuscript of that saga by about three centuries. These coins constitute the earliest indigenous currency found on the British Isles and they are a fascinating glimpse into the so called "Dark Ages" during the post-Roman period.](albums/userpics/10427/normal_680_-_710_Anglo-Saxon_AR_Sceat~0.JPG "Click to view full size image
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ANGLO-SAXON, PRIMARY SCEAT, AR Sceat, struck c.685 - 700 at Essex or East Anglia, England
[i]Obverse[/i]: Pearl diademed head facing right within ouroboros (serpent eating its tail), unintelligible pseudo legend around.
[i]Reverse[/i]: Bird standing facing right upon cross, annulets on either side, all within ouroboros (serpent eating its tail), unintelligible pseudo legend around.
Primary Phase, Series BI
Diameter: 12mm | Weight: 1.05gms | Die Axis: 12h
[b]SPINK: 777 | Metcalf 100 - 106[/b]
This coin was struck at the time in which the Beowulf legend was set, though the coin predates the earliest manuscript of that saga by about three centuries. These coins constitute the earliest indigenous currency found on the British Isles and they are a fascinating glimpse into the so called \"Dark Ages\" during the post-Roman period.")
