Record ID: SUSS-7D287E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver Early Medieval cut farthing of Cnut (1016-1035), 'Pointed Helmet' type dating to c.AD 1024-30, mint and moneyer: unclear. Ref: North 1994:168 no: 787. Spink: 1158.  Dimensions: length: 9.14mm,  width: 8.94mm,  thickness: 0.39mm,  weight: 0.17g
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
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Record ID: KENT-F46F07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval early silver sceat. Description: Primary Phase Series BI, Type 27b, ( Abramson Theme 2; Group16; Variety 10) dating to c. AD 685 - 700, struck in south-east England. The coin has an uneven break with the loss of approximately a third of the flan. Obverse: Diademed bust, right, shoulder breaking beaded circle. Reverse: Bird on cross pattee with annulet at end of each horizontal arm. Measurements: Diameter: 12.5mm; thickness: 1.4mm; weight: 0.78g. Discussion:  As in Abramson (2012, p 82) and North, No.126.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: KENT-A0D365
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold Early Medieval Visigothic or Merovingian pseudo-imperial tremissis in the name of Justinian I (AD 527-565), probably dating to c.AD 527-565 Description: This tremissis is a Victory with palm and wreath type (VPW). The mint and moneyer are uncertain. Measurements: Diameter: 14.19 mm; Thickness: 1.0 mm, Weight: 1.42 g. Discussion: This coin is also recorded on the EMC at 2024.0017.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2024
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Record ID: PUBLIC-850FAE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early-medieval silver penny of Aethelred II (978-1016), helmet type dating to c.AD 1003-1009. Minted by Leofwine (Leofpine on coin) at London. North (1994) No. 775, BMC vii. Possible die linked to EMC No. 1025.0409. 
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Sunday 17th December 2023
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Record ID: KENT-9931E2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval silver voided short cross penny of Aethelred II 'The Unready' (978-1016); 'Crux' Type (c.991-997). Mint of London. Moneyer: Goda. Reference: North (1994) 770. There is a missing section of the inscription due to a break and the coin has been folded. Measurements: Diameter: 18.21mm; Thickness: 0.81mm; Weight 1.13g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 20th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Canterbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-0C0B20
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early-Medieval silver continental sceat (or proto-penny) of an anonymous ruler dating to the period AD 700 - 715. Primary series D, Type 2c, depicting radiate head/cross pommee. Frisian Domburg mint. See: Abramson (2006), p.98, no.D220. Measurements: diameter 16.91mm, weight 1.16g. The flan is edge is angled suggesting it may have been carefully clipped. This is only the second example recorded from Kent. 
Created on: Thursday 2nd March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-0B770D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bent silver early medieval cut halfpenny of Aethelred II (AD 978-1016), Second Hand type dating to the period c.AD 985-991. Uncertain moneyer; Eadstan or Leofric of Lympne mint. As Spink: 1146, North (1991) no.768, BMC iid, Hild. B2. Measurements: length 17.34mm, width 10.82mm, weight 0.73g. The flan is bent and incomplete.
Created on: Thursday 2nd March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 29th March 2023
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Record ID: KENT-67BAC7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Merovingian copy of a gold solidus, dating to the 6th or early 7th century The obverse is obviously initially copied from a coin of Anastasius (AD 491-518), but the actual type with the emperor holding a cross on globe is later, in use from the reign of Justinian I (AD 527-68) onwards.  In fact, the reverse type suggests that the coin types are copied from a gold solidus struck at Constantinople for Justinian I (MIB 6), the prototype being struck AD 537-42.  The name of Justininian has been replaced with that of Anastasius.  Therefore the piece probably dates to the lat…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eastchurch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-805962
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval silver Primary Phase Series D (type 8) dating to c.700-715. Obverse: Beaded standard enclosing right angles and central annulet.  Reverse: Central cross with annulets in each angle. Symbols surrounding in field (a degenerate legend) Measurements: diameter: 11.4mm; weight: 0.84g
Created on: Wednesday 18th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th January 2023
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Record ID: KENT-06A52C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Primary Phase Series R2 (Metcalf variety 9) dating to c. AD 700-10, mint: South-East or Eastern England. Ref: Metcalf 2007: 55-7; fig. 4; Gannon 2013: 130, cf. no. 634. Obverse: Radiate bust right,annulet and ᛗᛈᚨ (aepa) in front, crescent ear, annulet and pellet behind, beaded pyramid neck on linear and beaded exergual lines. TA behind. Reverse: standard inscribed TOTII, ITAT either side. Measurements: diameter: 11.94mm; weight: 1.14g
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2022
Last updated: Monday 5th September 2022
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