Sceat Series L; Type 15
Features
| Issuer | Early Anglo-Saxon (Kingdoms of British Isles and Frisia) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 710-760 |
| Value | 1 Sceat |
| Currency | Sceat |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.7 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 282525 |
| References | Sp# 804C Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes).David Michael Metcalf. Thrymsas and Sceattas in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford. Royal Numismatic Society, London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). |
Obverse
Diademed and jewellery draped bust right, rounded folds, almond-shaped eye gazing heavenward, wreath-ties unknotted, long cross pommée before, pellet on shaft.
Reverse
Long-armed, figure facing, feet turned outward, wearing plain robe, holding long cross pommée either side, pellet on shaft of cross.
Comments
Early Anglo-Saxon period (c.600-c.775), Sceatta coinage (c.675-c.760), Secondary Phase Sceattas (c.710-c.760), Series L ('London'), Type 15 ('Hwiccian style'), possibly imitative. Abr. 35.20
Secondary phase sceattas were issued in all the main regions of southern and eastern England.
Secondary phase sceattas were issued in all the main regions of southern and eastern England.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (710-760) | |||||||||||||||
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