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Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) Coin: Series B2, Type 27b Sceat
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Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) Coin: Series B2, Type 27b Sceat
Description
English: A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver sceat, c. 685-695. Series B2, Type 27b (North 1994: 66, plate 1, ref: 126; Abramson 2006: 7 and 49).

Obverse: [ ]; Diademed head facing right, two rows of pellets in diadem, no rosette, prominent nose and small semi circular ear, no bust. All within beaded inner circle of snake swallowing tail, head and tail at 7 o'clock

Reverse: [...]AVAVA[...]; Bird (?dove) on cross, annulets at ends of horizontal cross arms, all within beaded inner circle of snake swallowing tail, head and tail at 7 o'clock

Diameter: 11.0mm. Weight: 1.11g. DA=12:6.

North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.

Abramson, T. 2006. Sceattas an Illustrated Guide. Heritage Marketing & Publications Ltd. King's Lynn.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 685 and 695
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FindID: 789122
Old ref: IOW-88F38B
Filename: IOW20163152.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/569865
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/569865/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/789122
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