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COIN

Unique ID: KENT-319163

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

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 710
Date to: Circa AD 760

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 0.84 g
Diameter: 12.51 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: Saltire standard: bust L or R with runic legend, coiled serpent or saltire cross; reverse annulet cross (Spink 833A)
Obverse description: Linear Saltire with pellet ends, in beaded standard, pellet in each quadrant, tufa above, bar on each side, pellets at bottom margin. Reverse description: Degenerate beaded standar, central annulet, L shapes within with pellet at each end and corner of the L, bar each side
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine