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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roerbakmix, post: 5139261, member: 100731&quot;]Yesterday, I received my 27th sceatta from DNW: an uncleaned series D bmc type 2c. It was misattributed as a bust <i>to the right, </i>which is relatively common. Instead, it is a bust to the left. It hammered at 60 GBP, which is relatively cheap (€120 including premium, VAT and shipping - in this condition I would happily have paid €150-175). </p><p><br /></p><p>This was the photo from DNW (the obverse is flipped upside down; the reverse is usually rotated 270 degrees).</p><p><img src="https://images.dnw.co.uk//database_images/Cataloguing%20System/Internet%20-%20Lots%20%28Images%29/458445/Internet%20Image%201.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was my photo, which was a bit more true to the colour:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1205784[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A close up from the obverse shows a combination of silver chloride depositions in combination with a thin layer of dirt:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1205787[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I then soaked it shortly in a strong boiling solution of sodium thiosulphate:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1205788[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And the coin in al its glory. I&#039;m very happy how it turned out (in this condition, I would gladly pay 200-250€)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1205786[/ATTACH]</p><p>EARLY MEDIEVAL, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Serie D, BMC 2c), minted: Frisia; Primary phase</p><p>Obv: Abstract head to the left, runic EPA to the left (largely off-flan)</p><p>Rev: Cross-pommee with garbled legend around; above a cross.</p><p>Weight: 1.33g; Ø:11mm. Catalogue: No die match in Metcalf and Op den Velde, The Monetary Economy of the Netherlands, c. 690 - c. 715 and the Trade with England: A Study of the Sceattas of Series D. (JMP 2003). Provenance: Ex. DNW 03-11-2020, lot 8; acq.: 11-2020[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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