LVPL-64B5D6: Early Medieval silver porcupine type sceat coin.

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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-64B5D6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Early Medieval silver porcupine type sceat coin. Obv. Quilled crescent coiled right, pellets on body. Crescent enclosing four bars and cross. Rev. Standard with central annulet and cross. Series E

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 400
Date to: AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.68 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 12.52 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th September 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sceat

Obverse description: Quilled crescent coiled right, pellets on body. Crescent enclosing four bars and cross. Reverse description: Standard with central annulet and cross.
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Buttercrambe

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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