HAMP-37B60B: Early-medieval coin : Sceatta of Series S, type 47

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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-37B60B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An early-medieval sceatta of secondary series S, BMC type 47, dating to c.730-740. The coin has some wear.
Reference: Metcalfe 439; Abramson S100; North 121; S 831

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 730
Date to: Circa AD 740

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.02 g
Diameter: 12.15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1998 - Thursday 31st December 1998

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form 3814

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (early penny/sceatta)
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)

Type: Series S (Type 47)
Obverse description: Female centaur left, holding palm fronds Reverse description: Clockwise whorl of four wolf heads, beaded tongues meet at central pellet

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
To be known as: Longparish

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
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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