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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-E09AAE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver sceat of 'Vanimundus' type, Series VaA (670-80). Ref: Metcalf 1993: 80-2.
Obverse: Elaborately helmeted bust right, large eye, crescent ear, holding sceptre behind, wearing jewelled encrusted drapery, legend around.
Reverse : +VAnImUn[ ]E; Latin cross, crossed limbs. In beaded inner circle, C Ʌ in lower angles, legend outwith.
Diameter: 12.2mm. Weight: 0.72g. DA=12:3.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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: Exactly AD 670
Date to: Exactly AD 680
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.72 g
Diameter: 12.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 4th July 2018 - Wednesday 4th July 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-1-227
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 Va A (N 12.1)
Obverse description: Elaborately helmeted bust right, large eye, crescent ear, holding sceptre behind, wearing jewelled encrusted drapery, legend around
Obverse inscription: [ ]IVS
Reverse description: Latin cross, crossed limbs. In beaded inner circle, CɅ in lower angles, legend outwith
Reverse inscription: +VAnImUn[ ]E
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
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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