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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1933,0603.7
Denomination
penny
Description
silver coin.
(whole)
Facing figure standing on lunette shape. Two pellets as breasts(?), so maybe figure is female. Long hair parted as two plaits. The figure holds two long crosses. Shoulders and hands angular.
(obverse)
Delicate Celtic cross. In the centre of the cross and within the armpits, rosettes of pelllets. The central one has a large pellet in the centre, the others are empty. Large pellets are also featured on the arms of the cross.
(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 106, ex 12/34 (Coin)
('Celtic cross and rosettes')
Dimensions
Weight:
0.87 grammes
Bibliographic references
Hill 1953 / Uncatalogued Sceattas in the National and Other Collections
(104, Type 12/34)
Metcalf 1993-94 / Thrymsas and Sceattas in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (3 vols.)
(430)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
symbol
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Hon Mrs Tatton Willoughby
Acquisition date
1933
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1933,0603.7
Conservation
Treatment
: 26 Nov 2002