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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-44D1E3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An Early medieval coin; a Series E (porcupine)sceat, VICO variety 3, dating from c.695-700. The coin has a diameter of 11.2mm and is 2.2mm thick. It weighs 0.95g. The edges are slightly damaged. This is a fairly rare type of sceat.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 695
Date to: Circa AD 700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 0.95 g
Diameter: 11.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th October 2000
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Base Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sceat
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (early penny/sceatta)
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)
Type: Series E (VICO 3) (Type 4)
Obverse description: porcupine
Reverse inscription: VIC round central O
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Cawood (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5837
Four figure Latitude: 53.826041
Four figure longitude: -1.120341
1:25K map: SE5837
1:10K map: SE53NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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