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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nap, post: 3088689, member: 73099&quot;]That&#039;s a very nice series D continental sceat.&nbsp; The artistry is far superior to my example where the bust has become very abstract.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Northumbrian coins make up a very different subset of sceattas.&nbsp; Sometimes called series Y.&nbsp; They are inscribed and easily attributable and dated, since we know at least a little about the historic figures they name.&nbsp; Northumbrian coins are my main interest actually but I left them out of the initial post since they don&#039;t fit that well in the sceatta series.&nbsp; Some are contemporary to the sceattas, such as coins of Aldfrith and Eadberht, but most come later, and the small size stycas continue well into the 9th century.&nbsp; Rather than abstract changing designs, the coins of Northumbria are very conventional, and similar in appearance as the generations pass.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few examples of mine which also feature the &quot;fantastic beast&quot;:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]779006[/ATTACH] </p><p>Aldfrith, king of Northumbria 685-705</p><p>O: +ALdFRIduS</p><p>R: Fantastic animal left</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]779007[/ATTACH] </p><p>Eadberht, king of Northumbria 737-758</p><p>O: EOTBEREhTVſ.</p><p>R: Fantastic animal facing left</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]779009[/ATTACH] </p><p>Alchred, king of Northumbria 765-774</p><p>O: +AΓCHRED</p><p>R: Fantastic animal facing right, cross below</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]779010[/ATTACH] </p><p>Æthelred I, king of Northumbria, first reign (774-779)</p><p>O: EDILRED</p><p>R: Fantastic animal facing right, triquetra below, cross under tail</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]779008[/ATTACH] </p><p>Ælfwald I, king of Northumbria 779-788</p><p>O: +AΓEFDLAV (to be read &#039;AΓEF VALD&#039;, partly retrograde)</p><p>R: Fantastic animal facing left[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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