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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-A93665
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
This report concerns three silver pennies (sceattas), which were found on separate occasions. All three coins come from the Primary Series of the English silver pennies, dating from c. AD 680-710. One of the coins is of Series A, the other two of Series BI. These two series are of the same date, and are routinely found in association, so to find three coins of the same date in such a small area strongly suggests that they were deposited together, and should be considered as a single group for Treasure purposes.
Notes:
As associated coins, these represent potential Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996). Although the coins have not been analysed for silver content, sufficient analyses have been carried out on other coins of the period to be certain that the silver content of all three coins would be well over 10%. Taken together with the dating of the coins, the three coins represent in my opinion a prima facie case of Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996).
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Guildford Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2009T488
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 685
Date to: AD 695
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 3
Weight: 1.21 g
Diameter: 13.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 05/949
Treasure case number: 2009T488
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 BIb (Type 27b) (N 126)
Obverse description: Profile head facing right
Obverse inscription: [~]MVATIIAV
Reverse description: Bird on cross
Reverse inscription: V~AVMVA[]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Guildford (District)
Parish or ward: Effingham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ1252
Four figure Latitude: 51.256174
Four figure longitude: -0.396398
1:25K map: TQ1252
1:10K map: TQ15SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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