CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

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Emperor:

Eanred; struck under moneyer Monne

Denomination:

AR Sceat, Series D, type 8

Composition:

Copper alloy

Date:

circa 837-841 AD

Obverse:

‘Standard’ with central annulet surrounded by right angles

Reverse:

Cross pattée; chevron at end of each arm, annulets (some with pellets) in quarters

Reference:

Beowulf 29 (this coin); OdV&M ‘cross with four circles variety’, 11–3 (same obv. die); Abramson 10.10; SCBI 63 (BM), 300; North 163; SCBC 793

Size:

11mm, 1.09g

Province:

Mint in Frisia (Domburg?)

Grade:

VF, dark find patina.

Pedigreed:

Provenance:

Pedigreed: from the Beowulf Collection, Classical Numismatic Group Auction 75, (23 May 2007), Lot 1367; ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 444 (15 May 2019), Lot 570

Information:

This coin is cited in Abramson, T. "The 'Beowulf' Collection" in T. Abramson, ed., Studies in Early Medieval Coinage (Woodbridge, 2008)

I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.