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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roerbakmix, post: 4929907, member: 100731&quot;]Exactly one year and three days ago, I bought my first sceatta. With the purchase of the two I posted recently, the total number is now 20. To celebrate my first year of sceatta-collecting, I present to you the &#039;harvest&#039; of this year, in chronological order (of acquirement).</p><p><br /></p><p>First, an overview:</p><p>Series B: 1</p><p>Series D: 5</p><p>Series E: 12</p><p>Series G: 1</p><p>Series R: 1</p><p><br /></p><p>There are just a few here that collect sceatta&#039;s, though they&#039;re usually well received. Sceatta&#039;s are relatively expensive, however, with some patience, nice and rare specimens may be bought for relatively little. To hopefully inspire others to delve a bit deeper: on average, I paid €129.50 per sceatta, with a range of €50 to €200. Most sceatta&#039;s are fairly common, but two are rare (nr 8, series D BMC 10; this post, and nr 17, Series R R10. Rigold type R2; next post).</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr. 1:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185931[/ATTACH]ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. 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>Weight: 1.08g; Ø:13mm. Catalogue: . Provenance: Ex van Eldijk; acq.: 09-2019</p><p>Series D (Continental Runetype), Type 2c, sub-variety 3c (with head right (it often faces left in sub-variety 3c), reverse die-match to the major 3c die-chain). Based on find-material, these are quite possibly English imitations of the continental sceattas, which in turn are imitations of early English Sceattas.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 2:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185932[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series E, sub-variety K), minted: Frisia; 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 &#039;swatsika pattern&#039;.</p><p>Weight: 0.79g; Ø:1.3mm. Catalogue: Metcalf &amp; Op ten Velde (2010) die chain 2534-2535 (plate 72, The Monetary Economy of the Netherlands, c. 690 - c. 760 and the Trade with England: A Study of the &#039;Porcupine&#039; Sceattas of Series E). Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 10-2019</p><p>Series E (porcupine), secondary continental phase (Kloster-Barthe Phase, c. 720 - c. 740), sub-variety k (mainly a ‘leftover’ group of ‘imitations’, double die-match to a specimen the Kloster Barthe hoard (2534)). These are hypothesised to have been struck in local mints, not attributable to a precise geographic location. One double die-match has been retrieved from an unknown location in the Netherlands, the other indeed from the Kloster Barthe hoard in Germany. So, its origin probably lies somewhere in these regions</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 3</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185933[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series E, sub-variety D), minted: Possibly Dorestad (The Netherlands); 720-740 AD</p><p>Obv: Purcipine type, &quot;V&quot; near head, small cross at the left</p><p>Rev: Square, with central annulet. Two &quot;T&quot; at each side, / \ below, with two pellets in between.</p><p>Weight: 0.98g; Ø:11mm. Catalogue: No die match in Metcalf &amp; Op ten Velde (2010) (The Monetary Economy of the Netherlands, c. 690 - c. 760 and the Trade with England: A Study of the &#039;Porcupine&#039; Sceattas of Series E). Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 10-2019</p><p>Series E (porcupine), secondary continental phase (Kloster-Barthe Phase, c. 720 - c. 740), sub-variety d (pronounced ‘Beak’, ToT / \ intact on reverse after British prototype). Quite possibly a die match to the sub-variety d die-chain! Based on distribution maps, this sub-variety d possibly originates from the ‘big river area’ here in the Netherlands. Dorestad has often been named, but there is little direct evidence for this claim</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 4:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185934[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series E, Primary (&#039;Ashton Rowant&#039;) 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>Weight: 1g; Ø:12mm. Catalogue: No die match in Metcalf &amp; Op ten Velde (2010) (The Monetary Economy of the Netherlands, c. 690 - c. 760 and the Trade with England: A Study of the &#039;Porcupine&#039; Sceattas of Series E). Provenance: Found in province of Zeeland (the Netherlands) 2018. Numis nr: 1150659; acq.: 11-2019</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 5</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185936[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series E, Primary (&#039;Ashton Rowant&#039;) phase, plumed bird var. J (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>Weight: 0.68g; Ø:12mm. Catalogue: Metcalf &amp; Op ten Velde (2010) die chain 8-10 (plate 1, The Monetary Economy of the Netherlands, c. 690 - c. 760 and the Trade with England: A Study of the &#039;Porcupine&#039; Sceattas of Series E). Provenance: Ex. J. van Bergen; acq.: 11-2019</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 6:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185937[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series D, type 8), minted: Frisia or Domburg; 695-715 AD</p><p>Obv: Central cross with garbled runic legend around</p><p>Rev: Standard with central annulet,</p><p>Weight: 0.63g; Ø:10mm. Catalogue: . Provenance: Ex J. van Bergen; acq.: 11-2019</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 7:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185953[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series E ‘Ashton Rowant’ phase, stepped cross var. (type 53)), minted: Frisia; 690-715 AD</p><p>Obv: Porcupine&#039; head to the right, spikes ending in dot. Beak connected to spine, but not at distal end. Dot within beak. Dot within annulet under spine; several dots around. Standard below.</p><p>Rev: Stepped cross with pellet-in-annulet at center and pellets around between arms of the cross</p><p>Weight: 0.81g; Ø:12mm. Catalogue: No die match in Metcalf &amp; Op ten Velde (2010) (The Monetary Economy of the Netherlands, c. 690 - c. 760 and the Trade with England: A Study of the &#039;Porcupine&#039; Sceattas of Series E). Provenance: Ex. J. van Bergen; acq.: 11-2019</p><p>Broken in half, glued. Relatively rare</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 8:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185939[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. 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 aepa in front</p><p>Rev: Radiated &#039;porcupine&#039; or &#039;moonface&#039; bust, to the right. Latin inscription TICV in front.</p><p>Weight: 1.16g; Ø:12mm. Catalogue: Op den Velde die chain 312-325 (obverse); 318-319 (reverse). Abramson 9-10; BMC type 10;. Provenance: Metal detecting find Oud-Zevenaar, near the assumed location of an 8th century church. NUMIS nr. 1150617; acq.: 04-2020</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. 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. 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><br /></p><p>Nr 9:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185941[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series D, BMC type 2c), minted: Frisia; 690-715 AD</p><p>Obv: Degenerated diademed head, runic inscriptings before</p><p>Rev: Central cross-pommee with dots on each corner; cross above, annulet below.</p><p>Weight: 1.23g; 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: Metal detecting find Oud-Zevenaar, near the assumed location of an 8th century church. Numis nr: 1150618 ; acq.: 04-2020</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 10:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185940[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series D type 8), minted: Frisia; 690-720</p><p>Obv: Dotted standard, annulet with pellet in center, around three V and one I, dot between. Outside standard, a pellet and largely off-center garbled legend</p><p>Rev: Runic inscription (A V H) around cross-pommee, pellets around</p><p>Weight: 1.18g; Ø:12mm. Catalogue: . Provenance: Found in Northern France, near Abbeville in 2019; acq.: 05-2020[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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