COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-F774B1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: AD 737
Date to: AD 758

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 12.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th January 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sceat
Ruler/issuer: Eadberht of Northumbria
Category: Styca of Northumbria and York

Obverse description: Central cross with retrograde inscription around - some letters non-standard.
Obverse inscription: SVTEREBTOE<br> Retrograde EOTBERETVS<br> Letter S is non-standard (looks like X with extra tails)
Reverse description: A fantastical 4 legged animal walking right, with horns(?) and mane, raised foreleg and high curving tail. There is a cross below the arc formed by the tail and a triquetra between the fore and back legs.