Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-774367
Object type certainty: Certain
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An early medieval silver sceat, Secondary Phase Series E (variety A-related), mint: Netherlands, c. 720-40.
Notes:
Identified by Martin Allen of the Fitzwilliam Museum, and recorded on EMC under reference: EMC 2013.0292.
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 720
Date to: Circa AD 740
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.13 g
Diameter: 12 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (early penny/sceatta)
Mint or issue place: Domburg
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)
Type: Series E (Secondary Variety A)
Obverse description: Quilled crescent, right, with four linears within curve.
Obverse inscription: none
Reverse description: Standard enclosing ToTIX
Reverse inscription: none
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP7447
Four figure Latitude: 52.11637792
Four figure longitude: -0.92070328
1:25K map: SP7447
1:10K map: SP74NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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