Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
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Unique ID: LIN-1A4A88
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval silver sceat of uncertain ruler, dating to the period AD 700-735. Series E, variety D (Type 4). Uncertain mint and uncertain moneyer.
This coin is also recorded on the Early Medieval Corpus of Coin Finds. EMC no. 2015.0248
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 700
Date to: Exactly AD 735
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.05 g
Diameter: 11.43 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2016
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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 (Variety D) (Type 4)
Obverse description: Quilled porcupine
Reverse description: standard enclosing annulet, pellet in each corner
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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