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Description: | An Early Medieval silver coin: penny (sceat) of the VERNVS type, group 2, dating 710-750AD. This is a Class E bird or porcupine/standard variation. Metcalf vol. 1 p. 146 fig. C from Dover is similar which may be a Kent/Sussex type. Gareth Williams notes: Distribution is inconclusive, with a small group spread from Suffolk down to Sussex and West Kent.Obverse: degraded/stylized bust resembling a porcupine or a bird.Obverse inscription: NoneReverse: Standard pelleted square containingTToTT with a blundered legend around the edge.Reverse inscription: Blundered.Dimensions: diameter: 12.06mm; weight: 1.17g.Identification by Gareth Williams, Curator of Early Medieval Coinage, Department of Coins and Medals. The British MuseumReference: Metcalf, D. M. 1993. Thrymsas and Sceattas in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford (Volumes 1-3). Ashmolean Museum and Royal Numismatic Society; Oxford.
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