Medieval coin – HCR20544

Obverse

Design:

quilled crescent, coiled right; four bars enclosed

Reverse

Inscription:

TToII

Design:

beaded square horned standard, within it TToII;

Information

Period

Medieval

Category

Anglo-Saxon silver sceat

Group

Series E, Secondary Phase 'Kloster Barthe' variety

Authority

Person

Dating

circa AD 715-750

Mint

Uncertain Frisian mint (Medieval)

Denomination

Sceat

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

0.81

Axis

Diameter (mm)

15.1

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

21/8/2002

Source

Mr and Mrs E.J. Patterson

Find Spot

South Lincolnshire

Reference

Metcalf, Thrymsas and Sceattas, vol. 2 :

Note:

Series E 'The Later Porcupines', pages 222-242; Kloster Barthe hoard, pages 234-237

Reference

A. Gannon, British Museum A-S Coins I :

Note:

Dating, page 54; Series E (BMC types 4-6) and secondary Kloster Barthe phase dating (710/5-730/50), pages 110-111. Secondary phase, sub-variety c, variety A related, numbers 378-385 for comparison.

Contributors to this coin record

apeters