OXON-B4B85D: early-medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Secondary Phase Series E, Variety A-related

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COIN

Unique ID: OXON-B4B85D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An early-medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Secondary Phase Series E, Variety A-related dating c. 720-40, probably minted in the Netherlands. Ref: Gannon 2013: 110-1; nos 375-94. See examples on the database including YORYM-C03537, NARC-1E412C and DOR-AA10D9

The obverse has a quilled crescent coiled right containing three. The reverse has a beaded standard enclosing Two letter Ts above an annulet itself above do diagonal lines representing the word TOTII

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 720
Date to: Exactly AD 740

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 0.97 g
Diameter: 12 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th July 2020 - Tuesday 6th July 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)
Obverse description: Quilled crescent coiled right enclosing 3 bars (Porcupine) Reverse description: Votive standard with cross to either side, devolved TOTII inside.
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Swindon (Unitary Authority)
District: Swindon (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Wroughton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU1580
Four figure Latitude: 51.51872375
Four figure longitude: -1.78521171
1:25K map: SU1580
1:10K map: SU18SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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