Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-7DE7F4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Early Medieval coin; a Northumbrian styca dating from AD 790 - 867, ruler uncertain, moneyer possibly Uulfred or Earduulf. The central motifs are both Pirie's motif 5, a pellet in a ring of pellets. Mint of Northumbria. The coin is 12.5mm diameter, 1.4mm thick and 1.08g.
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
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 790
Date to: Circa AD 875
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 1.08 g
Diameter: 12.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st March 2015 - Monday 13th July 2015
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Other reference: PAS form number 2628
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Styca
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (Northumbrian illegible)
Mint or issue place: Northumbria
Category: Styca of Northumbria and York
Type: Styca (unidentifiable)
Obverse description: pellet in a ring of pellets
Obverse inscription: [...]E[-](VL)[-]
Reverse description: pellet in a ring of pellets
Reverse inscription: VVL[...] [retrograde]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE3652
Four figure Latitude: 53.96283588
Four figure longitude: -1.45278752
1:25K map: SE3652
1:10K map: SE35SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.