Keywords: Aldfrith sceat beast 1.png The beast most commonly described as a dog or lion symbol found on the sceat coins of King Aldfrith of Northumbria reigned 685 704x705 An Introduction to the Study of Ancient and Modern Coins by John Yonge Akerman p 114 published 1848 coin dates from c 700 image from 1848 or earlier John Yonge Akerman 1806 1873 PD-Old PD-old Aldfrith of Northumbria Sceat 685 |