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Sceat 'Carip' group
| Issuer | Early Anglo-Saxon |
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| Year | 710-760 |
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| Weight | 0.97 g |
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| Obverse lettering | CARIP |
| Reverse description | Facing architectural or throne-like motif, centrally placed within the field, depicting a stepped or panelled structure interpreted as a stylized throne or altar flanked by two upright cross-topped standards or sceptres with pellet terminals. A crescent or similar device appears at the top of the field above the central motif. Small pellets are scattered throughout the field, and the whole design is enclosed within a beaded outer border. The composition is characteristic of the 'Carip' group reverses and ultimately derives from late Roman or Byzantine iconographic conventions. |
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The 'Carip' group takes its name from the retrograde or garbled inscription appearing on specimens within this series — almost certainly a corrupted rendering of a moneyer's name rather than a place or authority. By the early eighth century, sceat production in England had fragmented badly, with dozens of regional types struck by issuers whose identities remain unresolved. Attribution to a specific kingdom is still contested; Metcalf placed these within a broader East Anglian or Mercian orbit, though the evidence is distributional rather than documentary.