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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-8126E6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An early-medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver sceat of Primary Series BIa/c (Metcalf 1993: 97).
It measures 11.26mm in diameter, weighs 1.13g, has a die axis of 6 and is virtually unworn.
Obverse: Pearl diademed head with crescent ear and angular nose right, within beaded border
Reverse: Bird on cross, annulets at either end of the cross bar, all within a beaded border.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 695
Date to: Circa AD 700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.13 g
Diameter: 11.26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form 3877
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 BIa (Type 27b) (N 126) [double row of pellets in diadem]
Obverse description: Pearl diademed head with crescent ear and angular nose right, within beaded border.
Obverse inscription: [ ]ATAV[ ] (A unbarred)
Reverse description: Bird on cross, annulets at either end of the cross bar, all within a beaded border.
Reverse inscription: mostly off flan
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Ivinghoe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 |
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