Sceat - Domburg

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.