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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-59C715
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: Circa AD 710
Date to: Circa AD 765
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.13 g
Diameter: 11 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 28th November 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2007-1-589
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sceat
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)
Type: Series E (Variety F)
Obverse description: Quilled crescent enclosing three bars
Reverse description: Beaded standard with a cross pommée opposite a single pellet, an angular symbol in opposite corners
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abramson, T. | 2006 | Sceattas - An Illustrated Guide: Anglo-Saxon Coins and Icons | Norfolk | Heritage Marketing and Publications Ltd | 13 and 87 | Series E, variety F |
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