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Unique ID: SUR-85D1E3
Object type certainty: Certain
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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 action after recording: Finder applying for an export licence
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 710
Date to: Circa AD 800
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 0.88 g
Diameter: 12.3 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 18th September 2019
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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
No coin references available.
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.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Abramson, T. | 2012 | Sceatta List | London | Spink |