Rights Holder: Suffolk County Council Archaeology Service
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Unique ID: SF-FF3553
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Series E Later Porcupine sceatta of Early Medieval date. Similar to Metcalf 1993, pl.14, no.251. In Abramson 2006, obverse is similar to E151, whilst 'standard' pattern is not illustrated. Recorded as EMC 2008.0485 by Martin Allen for the coin index.
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 710
Date to: Circa AD 765
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 11.3 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st May 2008
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Other reference: EMC 2008.0485
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Uncertain
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)
Type: Series E (uncertain subtype)
Obverse description: Quilled crescent enclosing three bars with pelleted terminals
Reverse description: beaded standard with central pellet in annulet, diagonals from centre to angles within standard.Four pellets arranged in cross pommee to sides
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Abramson, T. | 2006 | Sceattas - An Illustrated Guide: Anglo-Saxon Coins and Icons | Norfolk | Heritage Marketing and Publications Ltd | p87, E151. |