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<p>[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 4875884, member: 109923"]Very nice coins. Sceattas are fascinating.</p><p><br /></p><p>I too have a Series BI Type 27b, although mine was dated 675-690 by CNG:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1177659[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>AR primary sceatta, series BI A/C, type 27b. 675-690, Essex or East Anglia. 13mm, 1.12g (Abramson 16.40; MEC 8 Series B, 50-4; North 126; SCBC 777).</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know much more about it though. Sceattas are enigmatic.</p><p><br /></p><p>The serpent eating its own tail could represent several things - the disorder surrounding the orderly world; the cyclical nature of the year; 'Middle Earth' (the only realm visible to man, where the impassable ocean is encircled by a serpent); or eternity. The dove and the cross are clearly Christian - the imagery deliberately appealed to both pagan and Christian faiths.</p><p><br /></p><p>I looked up the Saxon rulers in those areas at the time: Sighere (664-683) and Sæbbi (664-694) were joint rulers in Essex, and Ealdwulf was king of Wuffingas (663-713).</p><p><br /></p><p>Sighere and Sæbbi were converted to Christianity by missionaries from Rome. Sighere, an ally of Wessex, returned to paganism. Sæbbi, an ally of Mercia, didn't. Their rivalry led to King Wulfhere of Mercia becoming overlord of Essex.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ealdwulf had a long reign in East Anglia. He made successful alliances and fostered stability and growth, especially in its commercial centre at Gipeswic (Ipswich). He traded heavily with Saxony, Jutland and Frisia.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to the Venerable Bede, in his childhood Ealdwulf saw a Christian/Pagan temple built by his ancestor Rædwald (possibly the owner of the helmet found at Sutton Hoo - if you're British that's the most iconic Saxon artefact there is). Rædwald had converted to Christianity but his pagan wife persuaded him to add Christian and pagan altars.</p><p><br /></p><p>Given Ealdwulf's long, stable reign and apparent wealth, and the coin's reconciliatory symbolism appealing to both pagans and Christians, I like to think it's one of his.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 4875884, member: 109923"]Very nice coins. Sceattas are fascinating. I too have a Series BI Type 27b, although mine was dated 675-690 by CNG: [ATTACH=full]1177659[/ATTACH] [B]AR primary sceatta, series BI A/C, type 27b. 675-690, Essex or East Anglia. 13mm, 1.12g (Abramson 16.40; MEC 8 Series B, 50-4; North 126; SCBC 777).[/B] I don't know much more about it though. Sceattas are enigmatic. The serpent eating its own tail could represent several things - the disorder surrounding the orderly world; the cyclical nature of the year; 'Middle Earth' (the only realm visible to man, where the impassable ocean is encircled by a serpent); or eternity. The dove and the cross are clearly Christian - the imagery deliberately appealed to both pagan and Christian faiths. I looked up the Saxon rulers in those areas at the time: Sighere (664-683) and Sæbbi (664-694) were joint rulers in Essex, and Ealdwulf was king of Wuffingas (663-713). Sighere and Sæbbi were converted to Christianity by missionaries from Rome. Sighere, an ally of Wessex, returned to paganism. Sæbbi, an ally of Mercia, didn't. Their rivalry led to King Wulfhere of Mercia becoming overlord of Essex. Ealdwulf had a long reign in East Anglia. He made successful alliances and fostered stability and growth, especially in its commercial centre at Gipeswic (Ipswich). He traded heavily with Saxony, Jutland and Frisia. According to the Venerable Bede, in his childhood Ealdwulf saw a Christian/Pagan temple built by his ancestor Rædwald (possibly the owner of the helmet found at Sutton Hoo - if you're British that's the most iconic Saxon artefact there is). Rædwald had converted to Christianity but his pagan wife persuaded him to add Christian and pagan altars. Given Ealdwulf's long, stable reign and apparent wealth, and the coin's reconciliatory symbolism appealing to both pagans and Christians, I like to think it's one of his.[/QUOTE]
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