Sceat Aethelred series
Features
| Issuer | England (United Kingdom) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 680-710 |
| Value | 1 Sceat |
| Currency | Early Anglo-Saxon (600-775) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.2 g |
| Diameter | 11.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number |
N# 307522
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
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| References |
Sp# 780,  Emma Howard (editor); 2021. Standard Catalogue of British Coins : Coins of England & the United Kingdom
Pre-Decimal Issues (56th edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. And 2 more volumes.
David Michael Metcalf; 1993. Thrymsas and Sceattas in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford / Volume 1. Gold Coinage. Royal Numismatic Society, London, United Kingdom.
And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
‘Porcupine’/degenerate head right, wavy line below.
Lettering: [uninscribed]
Reverse
Runic lettering in two lines around central line, all within double pelleted border.
Script: Runic
Lettering:
ᚨᚦᛁᛚ
ᚱᚨᛞ
Translation: Aethelred
Comments
Early Anglo-Saxon period (c.600-c.775), Sceatta coinage (c.675-c.760), B. Primary phase (c.680-c.710).
Minted in various regions of south-eastern and eastern England (this piece attributed to Aethelred of Mercia (674-704)).
North#155
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||
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| Undetermined | ||||||||||||
| ND (680-710) | ||||||||||||
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