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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-7D0A1B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Sceat of series B or G/J mule, issue of 680-710, BM type 27b (Abramson 2006 page 6).
Obverse description: Head diademed right, pellet eye, two pellets for lips, large ear, hair of six strands, all within pelleted border.
Reverse description: Cross with an annulet to either side, bird perched on cross, within pelleted, possibly serpent, border.
Diameter: 11.7mm, Weight: 0.74gms, die axis: 11
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
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Exactly AD 680
Date to: Exactly AD 710
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.74 g
Diameter: 11.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 8th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM40155
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 BIc (Type 27b) (N ) [single row of pellets in diadem]
Obverse description: Head diademed right, pellet eye, two pellets for lips, large ear, hair of six strands, all within pelleted border.
Reverse description: Cross with annulet to either side, bird perched on cross, within pelleted, possibly serpent, border.
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Muckton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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