An Early Medieval silver coin: penny (sceat) of the VERNVS type, group 2, dating 710-750AD. This is a Class E bird or porcupine\/standard variation. Metcalf vol. 1 p. 146 fig. C from Dover is similar which may be a Kent\/Sussex type. Gareth Williams notes: Distribution is inconclusive, with a small group spread from Suffolk down to Sussex and West Kent.<\/p>\n
Obverse: degraded\/stylized bust resembling a porcupine or a bird.
\nObverse inscription: None
\nReverse: Standard pelleted square containingTToTT with a blundered legend around the edge.
\nReverse inscription: Blundered.<\/p>\n
Dimensions: diameter: 12.06mm; weight: 1.17g.<\/p>\n
Identification by Gareth Williams, Curator of Early Medieval Coinage, Department of Coins and Medals. The British Museum<\/p>\n
Reference: Metcalf, D. M. 1993. Thrymsas and Sceattas in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford (Volumes 1-3). Ashmolean Museum and Royal Numismatic Society; Oxford.<\/p>","notes":null,"old_findID":"LON-5DE228","id":"284439","objecttype":"Coin","classification":null,"subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2010-01-19 16:31:11","broadperiod":"EARLY MEDIEVAL","updated":"2011-02-24 13:47:20","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"4","secuid":"0014B55DE4F0187E","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2009-12-01","datefound2":null,"createdBy":"523","curr_loc":null,"inscription":null,"reason":null,"subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"284439","old_findID":"LON-5DE228","uniqueID":"0014B55DE4F0187E","objecttype":"Coin","classification":null,"subclass":null,"length":null,"height":null,"width":null,"thickness":null,"diameter":"12.06","quantity":"1","other_ref":null,"treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"EARLY MEDIEVAL","numdate1":"710","numdate2":"750","description":"
An Early Medieval silver coin: penny (sceat) of the VERNVS type, group 2, dating 710-750AD. This is a Class E bird or porcupine\/standard variation. Metcalf vol. 1 p. 146 fig. C from Dover is similar which may be a Kent\/Sussex type. Gareth Williams notes: Distribution is inconclusive, with a small group spread from Suffolk down to Sussex and West Kent.<\/p>\n
Obverse: degraded\/stylized bust resembling a porcupine or a bird.
\nObverse inscription: None
\nReverse: Standard pelleted square containingTToTT with a blundered legend around the edge.
\nReverse inscription: Blundered.<\/p>\n
Dimensions: diameter: 12.06mm; weight: 1.17g.<\/p>\n
Identification by Gareth Williams, Curator of Early Medieval Coinage, Department of Coins and Medals. The British Museum<\/p>\n
Reference: Metcalf, D. M. 1993. Thrymsas and Sceattas in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford (Volumes 1-3). Ashmolean Museum and Royal Numismatic Society; Oxford.<\/p>","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2010-01-19 16:31:11","updated":"2011-02-24 13:47:20","secwfstage":"4","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2009-12-01","datefound2":null,"inscription":null,"disccircum":null,"museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":"1","dateFromCertainty":"1","dateToCertainty":"1","dateFoundFromCertainty":"1","dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":"1","subPeriodTo":"2","reason":null,"username":"ksumnall","fullname":"Kate Sumnall","institution":"LON","usernameUpdate":"dpett","fullnameUpdate":"Daniel Pett","primaryMaterial":"Silver","secondaryMaterial":null,"decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Struck or hammered","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Complete","preservation":"Good","cert":"Certain","periodFrom":"EARLY MEDIEVAL","periodTo":"EARLY MEDIEVAL","culture":"Anglo-Saxon","discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":null,"secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":"Mrs Kate Sumnall","county":"ESSEX","parish":"MAGDALEN LAVER","district":"EPPING FOREST","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":"TL5006","map25k":"TL5520","map10k":"TL50NW","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":null,"source":"From Finder","obverse_description":"Degraded\/stylized bust resembling a porcupine or a bird.","obverse_inscription":"None","reverse_description":"Standard pelleted square containing TToTT with a blundered legend around the edge","reverse_inscription":"Blundered","denomination":"Sceat","degree_of_wear":null,"allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":null,"die":null,"wearID":null,"moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":"9","typeID":"1290","tribeID":null,"status":"Regular","rulerQualifier":"1","denominationQualifier":"1","mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":null,"initialMark":null,"reverseMintMark":null,"statusQualifier":"1","tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":"Anonymous (early penny\/sceatta)","ruler2":null,"period_name":null,"date_range":null,"mint_name":"Unknown","wear":null,"die_axis_name":null,"category":"Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)","type":"Vernus Group Two (Type 91)","emperorID":null,"mintid":null,"reverseType":null,"i":"278537","f":"Myers - sceat - Dec 09 v1.jpg","imagedir":"images\/ksumnall\/"}]}