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Sceattas

Scope note

Small, thick, Anglo-Saxon silver coins of the 7th and 8th centuries; predecessors of the penny.

This term has 28 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000191644

Term used for

sceats
sceatta
skeat

Equivalent Terms used

sceat

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Sceattas

Maker(s)

Production place: Frisia

Sceattas

Maker(s)

Production place: Frisia

Sceattas

Maker(s)

Production place: Lower Rhineland

Sceattas

Maker(s)

Production place: Frisia

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