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COIN

Unique ID: KENT-DA837E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver plated copper-alloy coin of uncertain date possibly a contemporary copy of an early-medieval sceat, c.670-730. features silvering on both obverse and reverse.

Measurements: 11.45mm diameter and 0.83g in wieght.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 670
Date to: Circa AD 740

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.83 g
Diameter: 11.45 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sceat
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (early penny/sceatta)
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)

Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (District)
Parish or ward: Postling (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR1539
Four figure Latitude: 51.10995183
Four figure longitude: 1.07011147
1:25K map: TR1539
1:10K map: TR13NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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