Early Anglo-Saxon Money:- Sceat

Title

Early Anglo-Saxon Money:- Sceat

Subject

Numismatics

Description

This is a good example of a Sceat (Sceatta?). These prototype gold and silver coins preceded the more recognisable later flat silver pennies.

Found with a metal detector in a field near Ewelme in Oxfordshire, these are not common finds.

Creator

David Janes

Date

8th century

Language

English

Files

Fledgling_2.jpg

Citation

David Janes, “Early Anglo-Saxon Money:- Sceat,” Woruldhord, accessed March 28, 2024, http://poppy.nsms.ox.ac.uk/woruldhord/items/show/112.

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