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COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-5FB235

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Anglo-Saxon silver sceatta, type identified as the "Aston Rowant" (Oxon) type in D M Metcalf: Thrysmas and Sceattas in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Vol. 1 (1993) nos 143-5: cf Series Z: Long-legged hound, as type 66, but in very crude 'match-stick' style, and with triple-tipped tail held over back / Cross-crosslet pattern, with many pellets, very crude and irregular. The coin is in good condition, is 12mm in diameter and weighs 1.06g.

Notes:

Die-duplicate with EMC 1986.0047 (from the 'near Royston' productive site in Herfordshire).

Original secondary identifier: Mike Bonser

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder
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: Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 705
Date to: Circa AD 715

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.06 g
Diameter: 12 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 26th September 1993

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 6

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sceat
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (early penny/sceatta)
Mint or issue place: Unknown
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)

Obverse description: Long-legged hound in very crude 'match-stick' style with triple-tipped tail held over back Reverse description: Cross-crosslet pattern, with many pellets, very crude and irregular
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Wymeswold (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK6424
Four figure Latitude: 52.809759
Four figure longitude: -1.051973
1:25K map: SK6424
1:10K map: SK62SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Whilst searching with a metal detector
Current location: With finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Metcalf, D.M.	1993	Thrymsas and Sceattas in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford		Ashmolean Museum and Royal Numismatic Society	Vol. 1	143-5

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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