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COIN
Unique ID: WMID-870502
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete early medieval silver sceat of Secondary Phase Series E 'porcupine' type, related to Metcalf's Variety C (Metcalf and Op den Velde sub-variety e), dating c. 720-730. Minted in Frisia. c.f. Metcalf & Op den Velde, 2009, no 1779-1780.
Diameter: 11.0 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Notes:
Coins of the same type were found as part of the Kloster Barthe (Germany) hoard.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
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 730
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 11 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sceat
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (early penny/sceatta)
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)
Type: Series E (Secondary Variety C)
Obverse description: Degraded bust resembling a porcupine to right. plain cross to right of bust
Obverse inscription: -
Reverse description: standard with annulet centre, pellet square border and pellets in each angle. plain cross to right
Reverse inscription: -
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: Bidford-on-Avon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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