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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roerbakmix, post: 4313117, member: 100731&quot;]I have a fascination for sceatta&#039;s, and when this superbly specimen caught my attention (via [USER=87271]@AnYangMan[/USER] who found it first), I just had to have it. It&#039;s an incredibly rare type, which I will explain below.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1096646[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Annonymous. Denomination: AR sceatta (series D, BMC type 10), minted: Likely the Netherlands; c.700-715 AD</p><p>Obv: Crowned bust to the right with pellets as hair. Sharp, portruding nose. Runic inscription <i>aepa </i>in front</p><p>Rev: Radiated &#039;porcupine&#039; or &#039;moonface&#039; bust, to the right. Runic inscription <i>ticv </i>in front.</p><p>Weight: 1.16g; Ø:12mm. Catalogue: Abramson 9-10; BMC type 10;. Provenance: Metal detecting find Oud-Zevenaar, near the assumed location of an 8th century church; acq.: 04-2020</p><p><br /></p><p>The series D sceatas consists of three distinct styles: the BMC type 8, showing a standard on the obverse and a runic inscription on the reverse; the BMC type 2c (which is the most abundant) showing a bust, facing right on most coins, with a runic inscription in front, and the same runic inscription as type 8, and BMC type 10, showing the same bust as type 2c (die links have been found) and a &#039;porcupine&#039; radiate bust on the reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1096653[/ATTACH]</p><p>source: W. op den Velde and D.M. Metcalf. <i>The Monetary Economy of the Netherlands, c. 690 - c. 715 and the Trade with England: A Study of the Sceattas of Series D. JMP 90, 2003.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>This coin (BMC type 10) is closely connected to the mint of type 2C (as suggested by the die links), but much rarer - fewer than 30 specimens of this coin are known, possibly indicating a smaller, independent mint.</p><p>This coin is die linked to chain 312-325 (obverse die link), and 318-319 (reverse die link), minted in Kerk-Averza and Escharen.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1096648[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Other find locations of this type are IJzendoorn, Valkenburg and Ven-Zederheide. Locations in the United Kingdom include Bedford and Bawsey; two locations are unsure (one in Friesland, and one unknown).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1096651[/ATTACH]</p><p>The find disposition indicates a local mint in the eastern part of the Netherlands (or west-Germany).</p><p><br /></p><p>As mentioned, this coin is incredible rare. So far, I&#039;ve found three auction results, of which this one seems to be the highest quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>With this type BMC type 10, I&#039;ve completed the series D sceatta:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1096656[/ATTACH]</p><p>BMC type 8</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1096657[/ATTACH]</p><p>BMC type 2c[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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