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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-4B2842
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Early Medieval coin; an illegible 9th century styca. One face is completely illegible. Some lettering can be seen on the other, but not enough to identify the individual letters and identify the coin.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 810
Date to: Circa AD 900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.15 mm
Weight: 0.64 g
Diameter: 11.44 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 14th January 2013 - Monday 13th January 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS 2130
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Styca
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (Northumbrian illegible)
Mint or issue place: Northumbria
Category: Styca of Northumbria and York
Type: Styca (unidentifiable)
Obverse description: illegible
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: cross
Reverse inscription: +(BRX)[-](R)[...]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Fangfoss (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE7652
Four figure Latitude: 53.95851455
Four figure longitude: -0.84322112
1:25K map: SE7652
1:10K map: SE75SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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