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Unique ID: KENT-D21403
Object type certainty: Certain
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An early medieval silver sceat of Secondary Phase Series E (not further defined), dating c.720-740.
The coin's obverse design is related to Primary Phase VICO types and the Secondary Phase Variety A, and possibly belongs to Metcalf and Op den Velde's (2009, 40-1) sub-variety a with its devolved VICO-type standard on the reverse.
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: 1.05 g
Diameter: 12.61 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sceat
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (early penny/sceatta)
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)
Type: Series E (uncertain subtype)
Obverse description: Tightly curved, quilled crescent to right enclosing 4 linear bars.
Reverse description: Small, devolved beaded standard enclosing a central annulet with inverted L shape in top right (on image); a line of three pellets to left of annulet; design illegible below owing to condition.
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TQ7475
Four figure Latitude: 51.44725534
Four figure longitude: 0.50256856
1:25K map: TQ7475
1:10K map: TQ77NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Metcalf, D.M. and Op den Velde, W. | 2009 | The monetary economy of the Netherlands, c. 690 - c. 760 and the trade with England: a study of the 'Porcupine' Sceattas of series E | Amsterdam | Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Munt- en Penningkunde |