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early medieval silver sceat
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Emily Harwood, Emily Harwood, 2014-02-05 15:26:22
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early medieval silver sceat
Description
English: An early medieval silver sceat of Primary Phase Series BIb (Type 27b), dating to c.685-95. Metcalf 1993: 96-7.

The coin has little wear or corrosion.

Obverse: Diademed bust right, with a double row of pellets in diadem. The bust is within a beaded serpent circle, head at 6 o'clock. Possible legend in margin

Reverse: Bird right above cross, with an annulet and pellet on either side. Within a beaded serpent circle, head at 6 o'clock.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Kent
Date between 685 and 695
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FindID: 599728
Old ref: KENT-24A534
Filename: KENT-24A534.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/455238
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/455238/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/599728
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Object location51° 08′ 10.32″ N, 1° 04′ 12.97″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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