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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-546846
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Sceat, Series J Type 37, J450, issue of 710-725, possibly York mint.
Obverse description: Diademed heads with braided hair facing each other, a trident-ended cross between them.
Reverse description: Whorl of four 'birds' with central cross with pellet ends to its arms.
Diameter: 11.3mm, Weight: 0.95gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 710
Date to: Circa AD 725
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.95 g
Diameter: 11.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 8th November 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM24993a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sceat
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (early penny/sceatta)
Mint or issue place: Unknown
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)
Type: Series J (uncertain subtype)
Obverse description: Diademed heads with braided hair facing each other, a trident-ended cross between them
Reverse description: Whorl of four ‘birds’ with central cross with pellet ends to its arms.
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: North Lincolnshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
References cited
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