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COIN

Unique ID: SUR-85D1E3

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A silver early medieval sceatta, Wodan / Monster Series X, Continental / Danish type, dating to the period c. AD 710 - 800. Obverse: Wodan head with cross pommee to either side of rounded beard and pellet above. Reverse: monster facing left.

Notes:

As Abramson 2012: p207, Type 103, variety 10; North (1994), p65, number 116 / BMC 31.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Finder applying for an export licence

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 710
Date to: Circa AD 800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 0.88 g
Diameter: 12.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 18th September 2019

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

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

Type: Series X (Type 31) (N 116/N 117)
Obverse description: Wodan head with cross pommee to either side of rounded beard and pellet above. Reverse description: Monster facing left.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Leckhampstead (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7336
Four figure Latitude: 52.01763119
Four figure longitude: -0.93765331
1:25K map: SP7336
1:10K map: SP73NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Abramson, T. 2012 Sceatta List London Spink

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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