Saxon Silver Sceatta Series E (runic Æthiliræd) (Type 105)
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This is a rare Anglo Saxon silver Sceatta, metal detector find from Dorset and recorded with the PAS DOR-E117FE and with the Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds (EMC) reference number 2023.0302.
ANGLO-SAXON, Primary Sceattas. Circa 710. AR Sceatt. Aethiliraed Series (E), type 105. Mint in east Kent. 'Porcupine' right; wavy line below / AThILI/RAD (in Runic) in two lines around central line; all within double pelleted border. Abramson 92.10; MEC 8 Series AEÐ; North 155; SCBC 780. a nice excavated example of this iconic runic type.
DENOMINATION: Sceatta
CULTURE: Saxon England (Kent)
DATE: c. 675 - 750 AD (this issue around 710 AD_
MATERIAL: Silver
SIZE: 11.56mm diameter
WEIGHT: 1.01 grams
ATTRIBUTION: Abramson E500; Metcalf 134; North 155; SCBC 780.
PROVENANCE: Found near Compton Valence (Dorset) recorded DOR-E117FE
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