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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roerbakmix, post: 4929911, member: 100731&quot;](continued)</p><p>Nr 11:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185945[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series E, variety G), minted: Frisia; 690-720</p><p>Obv: Porcupine&#039; figure to the right, pellets above but not connected to spikes, triangle at right end of arc, with three pellets between triangle and arc. Below, upper end of standard</p><p>Rev: Standard with square around consisting of dotted border, around pellets. Annulet in center, with pellet inside, around four horizontal lines with pellet at one end. Between, two pellets.</p><p>Weight: 1.02g; 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: Possibly found near Slappeterp, Friesland. Numis nr: 1150657; acq.: 05-2020</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 12:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185943[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series G (secondary phase, continental)), minted: England; 710/5-720</p><p>Obv: Diademed bust, wearing torque, large eye gazing heavenward, braided hair upright, wreath ties unknotted behind. Cross-pommé in front, three pellets below. Dotted border around</p><p>Rev: Standard with four crosses pommé, pellets in between, in center annulet with pellet inside, within dotted square border. Around pellets with crosses in each quadrant (two visible)</p><p>Weight: 1.21g; Ø:12mm. Catalogue: Variety. Not in Abrahamson. Provenance: Found near Roosteren, the Netherlands, in 2019. Numis nr: 1150653; acq.: 05-2020</p><p>From Abrahamson: It is thought that this type may take its inspiration from Constantine the Great&#039;s dream-vision, reported by Eusebius of Caesarea and Lactantius, of a cross of light before the setting sun, bearing the inscription hoc signo victor eris, &#039;under this sign you shall be the victor&#039;, before the battle of Milvian Bridge on 28th October 312. This marked the start of Constantine&#039;s conversion to Christianity. Troops had proclaimed Constantine emperor in York in 306, on his father&#039;s death, so use of his image would be most appropriate, though little mention is made of this by the likes of Bede. The source of emissions is unknown; there are resonances with Merovingian deniers, with Metcalf discussing Quentonvic as a candidate. The best specimens show a coiffured hairstyle though the mainstream displays an upright, braided style. This decays into imitative types with some mingling with Series J (cross-on-)bird reverses. Contemporary imitations can form a valid part of the circulating medium</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 13:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185944[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series E, variety E), minted: Frisia; 710/5-720</p><p>Obv: Porcupine figure with 5-6 spikes, ending in dots. Spine ending in triangular beak, dot within. Six dots below spine, part of square standard below beak.</p><p>Rev: Square, with central annulet, dot within, and two dots on each side. Stripes ending in dots around. Outside square, cross and blundered legend</p><p>Weight: 0.98g; 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), though almost identical to die chain 2922-2935. Provenance: Ex. P. Huisman; acq.: 06-2020</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 14:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185942[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series E, variety G), minted: Frisia; 690-720</p><p>Obv: Porcupine&#039; with triangular beak. Spikes ending in dots, not attached to spine. Between beak and spine three pellets; below part of a standard</p><p>Rev: Square standard of line with dots, inside pellet within annulet, horizontal line above and below ending in dots on each side.</p><p>Weight: 0g; Ø:12mm. Catalogue: Metcalf &amp; Op ten Velde (2010) die chain 336-338 (plate 11, 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. Jan van Bergen; acq.: 07-2020</p><p>This is a somewhat light specimen (0.86 gram; they usually weigh around 1.0 - 1.2 gram), but it&#039;s not uncommon. It&#039;s completely black and shiny, and hence difficult to photograph. Interestingly, the obverse shows a die break at two places: inside the beak (near the sharp end of the triangle), and near the three pellets between the spine, the standard and the sharp end of the beak. None of my other sceatta&#039;s have die breaks. This, in combination with the lower weight, may point towards an (even less) unofficial mint, or later date.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 15:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185946[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series E, variety G), minted: Frisia; 690-720</p><p>Obv: &#039;Porcupine&#039; figure with small triangular beak, distal end not attached to spine. Spine is relatively broad and course, with nine spikes (ending in pellets( not attached. Distal end of spine (between the ends of the beak), a pellet. Three bellets at tip of the beak, below the spine. Under spine and parallel to the distal end of the beak, a standard with two pellets.</p><p>Rev: Square standard of line with dots, inside pellet within annulet, horizontal line above and below ending in dots on each side.</p><p>Weight: 1.16g; Ø:12mm. Catalogue: No diematch in 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 Friesland; acq.: 07-2020</p><p>The reverse shows a test scratch.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 16:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185948[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series E, sub-variety E), minted: Frisia; 690-715 AD</p><p>Obv: Porcupine figure with 7 spikes ending in dots. Curved spine with on dot near the end. Below Roman numerical XII; pellets below II; before the X a &gt;; below the X a I Rev: Standard with central annulet, above a cross-pommee, on the right and left a V with a pellet on the inner side, below a curved v with a pellet on the inner side Weight: 0g; Ø:12mm. Catalogue: Conform die chain 1670-1672 (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 Rinsumageest (near Dokkum, Friesland).; acq.: 08-2020 So this coin was found in Rinsumageest, a (very) small village in the north of Magna Frisia. In a source from the 8th century, a village Ringesheim, built upon a terp is mentioned. Unfortunately, this terp, as with many hundreds of others, was completely removed and the soil used as fertilizer elsewhere in the Netherlands.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 17:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185949[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series R (R10. Rigold type R2) ), minted: East Anglia, uncertain mint; c. 710-750 AD</p><p>Obv: Radiate bust of crude style right, annulet either side of head, runic &quot;Wigræd&quot;, before, ΛO and pellets behind, wearing collared drapery</p><p>Rev: Beaded degenerate standard containing symmetrical geometric symbols, central annulet, cross pommée to each side, diagonals at outer corners</p><p>Weight: 0.72g; Ø:11mm. Catalogue: Abramson 11.150 (id. Provenance: Coin fair Houten; acq.: 09-2020</p><p>Relatively scarce (Ashmolian museum lists three; Abramson lists three other; PAN lists one die-identical example (both obv. and rev. die match: SF-1743C6) subtype of the series R with the name of the moneyer (?) &quot;Wigraed&quot; on the obverse, instead of the typical runic EPA. This coin probably belongs to the last twenty years of the production of this coinage, between 735 and 749, and therefore to the reign of Ealdwulf’s successor Aelfwald. Two named moneyers, Tilberht and Wigraed, were operating in Aelfwald’s reign; Wigraed possibly at Gipeswic, and Tilberht at Thetford.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 18:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185950[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series BIb, type 27b), minted: Mint in Essex or East Anglia; c 685-700</p><p>Obv: Diademed bust right, breaking inner border; blundered legend around</p><p>Rev: Bird standing right upon cross; annulets flanking and two dots below; all within ouroboros (snake eating its own tail); three annulets below, blundered legend around</p><p>Weight: 1.19g; Ø:12mm. Catalogue: Abramson 16.10. Provenance: Coin fair Houten; acq.: 09-2020</p><p>Very pleasing dark toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 19:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185951[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series E), minted: Mint in Frisia; 720-740 AD</p><p>Obv: Porcupine-like figure, with spines ending in pellets. Straight thin spine, ending in steep curve. Four &quot;I&quot;&#039;s below the spine, one attached to spine. Before two pellets. Below a triangle. Before the &#039;beak&#039; five pellets.</p><p>Rev: Square standard of line with dots, inside annulet, horizontal lines above and below ending in dots on each side.</p><p>Weight: 1g; Ø:14mm. Catalogue: . Provenance: Ex. Jan van Bergen; acq.: 09-2020</p><p>Plated fourree, seems to be cut from a sheet and partly folded around one sharp edge. iregular, oval-shaped flan (14x12mm). Pleasing oily-grey patina, sharp mint,</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr 20:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185952[/ATTACH]</p><p>(still need to properly describe this one, but it&#039;s a series E, probably var D)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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