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COIN

Unique ID: KENT-AEFB28

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Find of note status

This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’

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 700
Date to: Circa AD 715

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.41 mm
Weight: 1.04 g
Diameter: 13.05 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)
Mint or issue place: Unknown
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)

Type: Series W (N 148)
Obverse description: Facing, standing, three quarter length figure looking left, long wispy hair and jutting beard, holding long cross pommee either side in skeletal arms and fingers, Reverse description: Cross crosslet on saltire cross, all pommee central pellet
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine