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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1933,0603.5
Denomination
penny
Description
silver coin.
(whole)
Small facing head in triple cawl (wire/pellets/wire), surrounded by 12 annulets enclosing a pellet.
(obverse)
Whorl of three lion's heads, with extended tongues. Their jaws meet towards a central pellet.
(reverse)
Cultures/periods
Anglo-Saxon
Production date
720-740
Production place
Minted in:
London (England)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Whitby (North Yorkshire)
Materials
silver
(AR 45)
Type series
Type 49/48
Dimensions
Weight:
1.01 grammes
Bibliographic references
Hill 1953 / Uncatalogued Sceattas in the National and Other Collections
(102, Type 49/48, pl. 6, 22)
Metcalf 1993-94 / Thrymsas and Sceattas in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (3 vols.)
(332)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Hon Mrs Tatton Willoughby
Acquisition date
1933
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1933,0603.5