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Sceat - Domburg
| Issuer | Frisia |
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| Year | 700-720 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | None |
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Domburg, on the Zeeland coast, was excavated repeatedly through the 19th century after storm erosion exposed a buried settlement — hundreds of sceattas surfaced there, making it one of the defining find-sites for early Frisian coinage and lending its name to an entire group of types. These coins moved through the North Sea trading network connecting Frisia, Kent, and Northumbria at a moment when silver coinage had only recently re-entered northwestern Europe after centuries of near-absence. The Domburg site itself was likely a wic, a seasonal trading beach market rather than a permanent settlement.