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Description: | An Early Medieval silver sceat, dating AD 675-750. Part of the Diadem group, sub-group 5, series PA III - PADA type (Abramson, 2006, 65). Obverse depicts a bust facing right and the inscription reads OVNC / ANO. The reverse depicts a plain central cross with annulets in each quarter, all within a beaded circle, and the inscription is in runic seeming to read [---]ᚠИX ᛈᚨᛞ[ᚨ], with the final characters spelling PADA.There are taces on the obverse of an attempt to drill a hole, probably to convert the coin into a pendant. The attempt was unsuccesful and the hole only goes halfway throught the coin.Dimensions: diameter: 11.81 mm; weight: 1.09g. Abramson, T. 2006. Sceattas: An Illustrated Guide. King's Lynn: Heritage Publishing
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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