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COIN

Unique ID: SUR-7FC0C8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver early Medieval penny (sceat) of Series E Variety C (secondary) cruciform reverse type dating to circa AD 700-760. Obverse: quilled crescent coiled right enclosing symbols. Reverse: geometric elements within a square standard including a small cross. As Abramson variety 96.

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Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 760

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 1.15 g
Diameter: 11.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 7th October 2019

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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 E (Secondary Variety C)
Obverse description: Quilled crescent coiled right enclosing symbols. Reverse description: Geometric elements within a square standard including a small cross.
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Aynho (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP5233
Four figure Latitude: 51.99302262
Four figure longitude: -1.24408556
1:25K map: SP5233
1:10K map: SP53SW
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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Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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