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Netherlands
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Diameter: 12mm (mass): 1,75 gram Material: silver I found this one in october 2016, while metal detecting. My finest sceatta! Obv: Characteristic obverse design of a royal buts with a band of spikes extending from the top and back of the head: degenerates into a mere spiky strip without human face details, and resembles a crude depicton of a porcupine Rev: CTOTX in square   |
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Rest in Peace
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Interestring, should give a bit of history behind this coin for us unlearned, Roman Imperial? What era, origin? My mind went to Porcupine scat...huh?  Edited by Crazyb0
10/13/2017 8:09 pm
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United States
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Superb. Really outstanding example. Congratulations.
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 Netherlands
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Ah yes, The porcupine sceatta's were in use during the anglo-saxon/Merovingian era in Northwest Europe. Its name derives from Old English sceatt, meaning "wealth", "money", and "coin". They were minted in France, The Netherlands, near Utrecht and in the South (Zeeland), Danmark and the UK. they were a commonly circulating currency between 650 and 755 in the Frankish realm until the monetary reform of Pepin the Short instituted at Ver in 755.
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10/13/2017 8:25 pm
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Thanks Archeo...i get "jiggy" on the backstories of these little round "thingies"  |
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United States
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Wow, great find! I see these don't go cheap either. It is certainly worth it's weight in gold! Here's one I found which is selling for about $240 USD. 302064759600PS: Neat coin but when I read "Pepin the Short" for some reason I thought of Beavis and Butthead laughing. heh heh heh heh |
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Netherlands
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Nice one |
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Super coin. The areas where you detect are really coin rich. Do you also find other artifacts?
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Netherlands
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Certainly: I have to admid, these are the better ones  Brooches like these ones: Obv: Standing figure with spread arms. Legend: I I I I I I II I I I I Rev: traces of the pin holder Diameter: 28mm Ottonic artefact (1000 ad) (mm): 75 x 20    Edited by Archeo1982
10/13/2017 9:39 pm
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United States
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these are the better ones Keep them coming! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Netherlands
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working on that |
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