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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1933,0603.2
Denomination
sceat
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Crowned bust, tall neck, arc-shaped drapery; inscription in front of the bust, VV and annulet behind bust.
(obverse)
Standard with two angles and lines arranged symmetrically around an annulet. Lines radiating from corners. Four crosses on the outside.
(reverse)
Production place
Minted in:
England
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Whitby (North Yorkshire)
Materials
silver
Type series
Type 2c (Coin)
(Series R, R4)
Dimensions
Weight:
0.70 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hill 1953 / Uncatalogued Sceattas in the National and Other Collections
(94, Runic b)
(not same die as BMC33)
Metcalf 1993-94 / Thrymsas and Sceattas in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (3 vols.)
(511, note 16)
Location
Not on display
Condition
coin broken and repaired.
Subjects
symbol
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Hon Mrs Tatton Willoughby
Acquisition date
1933
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1933,0603.2