COIN

Unique ID: KENT-308F81

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A very worn Early Medieval silver coin; a sceat of Series E (VICO: uncertain subclass), dating c. AD 695-715. The coin appears to be made from very base silver.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 695
Date to: Circa AD 715

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 0.66 g
Diameter: 11.3 mm
Quantity: 1

Personal details

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Recorded by: Miss Jennifer Jackson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Jennifer Jackson - [view all attributed records]

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (early penny/sceatta) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta) and related continental series [ scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Series E (VICO: uncertain subclass) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Porcupine bust right
Reverse description: Standard with VICO

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East And London
County: Kent
District: Shepway
To be known as: Stelling Minnis

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

References cited

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