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<p>[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 3876033, member: 100731"]Living in The Netherlands, sceatta's always fascinated me. Although the "regenboogschoteltje" or <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/rainbowcup-regenbogensch%C3%BCsselchen-or-regenboogschotel.346111/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/rainbowcup-regenbogensch%C3%BCsselchen-or-regenboogschotel.346111/">rainbow cup is probably the first coin minted in the Netherlands</a>, sceatta's seemed an unatainable coin for some reason. Until <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sceattas-need-a-bit-of-help-finding-the-type.349047/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sceattas-need-a-bit-of-help-finding-the-type.349047/">last October</a>, when I bought my first Continental Runetype, followed by two porcupine types. These super little coins sure are addictive. In the two weeks thereafter, I was able to snag four new ones, all found, and probably minted in The Netherlands. </p><p><br /></p><p>First, the ones I already had (I retook the photo's). You can see the bird on the obv gradually changing into the abstract 'porcupine' (not really sure this is actually the case, but I like to think so):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023933[/ATTACH]</p><p>Annonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series E, Primary ('Ashton Rowant') phase, plumed bird var. L (Type 6).), minted: Possibly Dorestad (The Netherlands); 695/700-710/5 AD </p><p>Obv: “Plumed bird” right; pellet-in-annulet below beak</p><p>Rev: Standard; pellet-in-annulet at center and in corners, separated by either double- or triple-pellet groups; lines in margin </p><p>Provenance: Found in province of Zeeland (the Netherlands) 2018. Ex private collection; acq.: 11-2019</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023929[/ATTACH]</p><p>Annonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series E, sub-variety D), minted: Possibly Dorestad (The Netherlands); 720-740 AD</p><p>Obv: Purcipine type, "V" near head, small cross at the left</p><p>Rev: Square, with central annulet. Two "T" at each side, / \ below, with two pellets in between. </p><p>Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 10-2019</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023920[/ATTACH] </p><p>Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series E, sub-variety K), minted: The Netherlands to Eastern Germany; 720-740 AD</p><p>Obv: Porcupine type with four legs</p><p>Rev: Beaded square with cross above and to the left. Central annulet with dot inside. Four beaded lines around in 'swatsika pattern'.</p><p>Weight: 0.79g; Ø:1.3mm</p><p>Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 10-2019</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023935[/ATTACH] </p><p>Annonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series D, type 2c, sub-variety 3c), minted: Possibly England; 695-715 AD</p><p>Obv: Abstract head</p><p>Rev: Central cross with four pellets around, below annulet, above cross patté, runic letters around.</p><p>Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 09-2019</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the new ones:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023936[/ATTACH]</p><p>Annonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series E, Primary ('Ashton Rowant') phase, plumed bird var. K (Type 6)), minted: Probably Dorestad, Frisia (the Netherlands); 695/700-710/5</p><p>Obv: Plumed bird’ right; cross pommée to right and below</p><p>Rev: Standard with central pellet-in-annulet, four bars, and two trefoils; crosses at sides, dots around</p><p>Catalogue: Abramson 87.30; OdV&K 297-8; SCBI 63 (BM), 303-6; North 49; SCBC 789</p><p>Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 11-2019</p><p><br /></p><p>This one had a layer of horn silver on it, which I removed for the most part using (of course) sodium thiosulphate. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023939[/ATTACH] </p><p>This is probably a continental runictype, but I haven't quite pinpointed it. Suggestions are welcome <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The last one is broken and (thus) already resold to another collector. It is a very nice one though:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023943[/ATTACH] </p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Continental Sceattas. Circa 695/700-710/5. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.14 g). Series E, Primary ('Ashton Rowant') phase, stepped cross var. (Type 53). Mint in Frisia (Dorestad). 'Porcupine' with snout right; annulet, pellet, and bar below / 'Stepped' cross, pellet-in-annulet at center; zig-zag line in margin. Abramson 91.10; SCBI 63 (BM), 419; North 150; SCBC 785.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your sceatta's, dark early Medieval coins, or anything you deem relevant![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 3876033, member: 100731"]Living in The Netherlands, sceatta's always fascinated me. Although the "regenboogschoteltje" or [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/rainbowcup-regenbogensch%C3%BCsselchen-or-regenboogschotel.346111/']rainbow cup is probably the first coin minted in the Netherlands[/URL], sceatta's seemed an unatainable coin for some reason. Until [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sceattas-need-a-bit-of-help-finding-the-type.349047/']last October[/URL], when I bought my first Continental Runetype, followed by two porcupine types. These super little coins sure are addictive. In the two weeks thereafter, I was able to snag four new ones, all found, and probably minted in The Netherlands. First, the ones I already had (I retook the photo's). You can see the bird on the obv gradually changing into the abstract 'porcupine' (not really sure this is actually the case, but I like to think so): [ATTACH=full]1023933[/ATTACH] Annonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series E, Primary ('Ashton Rowant') phase, plumed bird var. L (Type 6).), minted: Possibly Dorestad (The Netherlands); 695/700-710/5 AD Obv: “Plumed bird” right; pellet-in-annulet below beak Rev: Standard; pellet-in-annulet at center and in corners, separated by either double- or triple-pellet groups; lines in margin Provenance: Found in province of Zeeland (the Netherlands) 2018. Ex private collection; acq.: 11-2019 [ATTACH=full]1023929[/ATTACH] Annonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series E, sub-variety D), minted: Possibly Dorestad (The Netherlands); 720-740 AD Obv: Purcipine type, "V" near head, small cross at the left Rev: Square, with central annulet. Two "T" at each side, / \ below, with two pellets in between. Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 10-2019 [ATTACH=full]1023920[/ATTACH] Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series E, sub-variety K), minted: The Netherlands to Eastern Germany; 720-740 AD Obv: Porcupine type with four legs Rev: Beaded square with cross above and to the left. Central annulet with dot inside. Four beaded lines around in 'swatsika pattern'. Weight: 0.79g; Ø:1.3mm Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 10-2019 [ATTACH=full]1023935[/ATTACH] Annonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series D, type 2c, sub-variety 3c), minted: Possibly England; 695-715 AD Obv: Abstract head Rev: Central cross with four pellets around, below annulet, above cross patté, runic letters around. Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 09-2019 Now the new ones: [ATTACH=full]1023936[/ATTACH] Annonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series E, Primary ('Ashton Rowant') phase, plumed bird var. K (Type 6)), minted: Probably Dorestad, Frisia (the Netherlands); 695/700-710/5 Obv: Plumed bird’ right; cross pommée to right and below Rev: Standard with central pellet-in-annulet, four bars, and two trefoils; crosses at sides, dots around Catalogue: Abramson 87.30; OdV&K 297-8; SCBI 63 (BM), 303-6; North 49; SCBC 789 Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 11-2019 This one had a layer of horn silver on it, which I removed for the most part using (of course) sodium thiosulphate. [ATTACH=full]1023939[/ATTACH] This is probably a continental runictype, but I haven't quite pinpointed it. Suggestions are welcome :) The last one is broken and (thus) already resold to another collector. It is a very nice one though: [ATTACH=full]1023943[/ATTACH] ANGLO-SAXON, Continental Sceattas. Circa 695/700-710/5. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.14 g). Series E, Primary ('Ashton Rowant') phase, stepped cross var. (Type 53). Mint in Frisia (Dorestad). 'Porcupine' with snout right; annulet, pellet, and bar below / 'Stepped' cross, pellet-in-annulet at center; zig-zag line in margin. Abramson 91.10; SCBI 63 (BM), 419; North 150; SCBC 785. Post your sceatta's, dark early Medieval coins, or anything you deem relevant![/QUOTE]
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