Rights Holder: Guido Cordoni
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Unique ID: PUBLIC-ECDB46
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver Series H (Type 49) variety 1b sceat (710-740). Minted at Hamwic (Southampton) Ruler Anon. Similar to Abramson 2006: 16 and 54.
Obverse: Oval moustached Wodan head facing with nine roundels. Beaded border.
Reverse: Crested peacock displaying right, Rosette below, pellet between legs, pellets behind. Beaded border.
Diameter: 11.9mm. Weight: 0.7g.
Also recorded at Fitzwilliam museum https://emc.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/full-record/20200090 (accessed on 15/07/2020)
Similar to IOW-6AFEC4
Reference: Abramson, T. 2006. Sceattas an Illustrated Guide. Heritage Marketing & Publications Ltd. King's Lynn.
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 710
Date to: Circa AD 740
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd February 2020
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Sceat
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (early penny/sceatta)
Mint or issue place: Hamwic
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)
Type: Series H (Type 49: Metcalf 1b) (N 103)
Obverse description: Oval moustached Wodan head facing with nine roundels. Beaded border.
Reverse description: Crested peacock displaying right, Rosette below, pellet between legs, pellets behind. Beaded border.
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.51801992
Four figure longitude: -1.54021278
1:25K map: SU3280
1:10K map: SU38SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.