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Anglo-Saxons, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 720-740.

AR Sceat (1.13 g, 6h). Series K, type 32a. Mint in east Kent.
Diademed and draped bust right, wreath knot behind head, holding cross
Wolf-headed, coiled serpent right.
Beowulf 61 (this coin); Abramson K400; Metcalf 307; North 89; SCBC 796.
EF, toned. A masterpiece of Saxon art.
From the Beowulf Collection.
"Coiled, serpent-like creatures were a common protective motif in pre-Christian artwork. This symbol was assimilated into Christianity as a representation of Christ’s Resurrection (Gannon, pp. 137-8)"
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