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Early Medieval coin: Anglo-Saxon sceatta (proto penny).
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Suffolk County Council, Riccardo Caravello, 2020-07-20 16:48:31
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Early Medieval coin: Anglo-Saxon sceatta (proto penny).
Description
English: A silver Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) sceatta (proto penny), dating to c. AD 680-710. Obverse depicting bird on cross within serpent circle, annulets either side; legend mainly out of the flan [...]. Reverse depicting diademed head right, in serpent circle, crescent ear; legend out of the flan Cf Series BIB, type 27b , B350 in Abramson (2006, p. 49 sub-group 1).

EMC 2020.0223

Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 680 and 710
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FindIdentifier: 988257
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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/1110319
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1110319/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/988257
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