Silver, 0.98 grams; 11.89 mm. Circa 710-760 AD. Obverse: Diademed bust right with a hawk perched on right shoulder facing back enclosed by a pelleted border. Reverse: Hound facing back, short tail and front leg raised with berry branch behind. This type has been associated with being a royal issue as the hawk was a sign of royalty and importance. Ref: Thrymsas and Sceattas in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford by D.M. Metcalf; page 392. Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge University as: EMC 2008.0415. S 794; M 313. Very fine. Found Isle of Wight.