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COIN

Unique ID: BERK-D0482B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

'An early-medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Secondary Phase Series E, Metcalf and Op den Velde sub-variety d (Variety A imitations) dating to c. AD720-40, mint: Netherlands (probably). Ref: Metcalf and Op den Velde 2009-10: 46-7, cf. nos 1337-79 esp. 1360-6 (p. 448-9).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 720
Date to: Circa AD 740

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 0.82 g
Diameter: 11.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd April 2021

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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 A) Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Upton Grey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6949
Four figure Latitude: 51.23601999
Four figure longitude: -1.01304644
1:25K map: SU6949
1:10K map: SU64NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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