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Sceat - Ecgberht with king Aethelwald Moll
| Issuer | York, Archbishopric of |
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| Year | 759-765 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | A small cross pattée occupies the center of the field, with radiating lines or wedge-shaped elements extending outward in a symmetrical pattern. A retrograde or angular Latin legend reading ECGBERHT AR (Archbishop Ecgberht) encircles the central device, rendered in the irregular, angular letterforms characteristic of Anglo-Saxon hammered coinage of the mid-8th century. The coin's flan is irregular and slightly cupped, with a beaded border partially visible along the circumference. The overall style is consistent with the York archiepiscopal sceat series, displaying the bold, somewhat crude engraving typical of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a small cross pattée at the center, surrounded by radiating lines or wedge-shaped strokes that lend the design a star-like or wheel-like appearance, a distinctive hallmark of this sceat type. The surrounding Latin legend, reading + EDIH∂ΓD (Aethelwald Moll), is distributed around the periphery in angular, somewhat irregular Anglo-Saxon letterforms. A beaded border is partially discernible along the coin's uneven edge. The execution is characteristic of mid-8th-century Northumbrian hammered silver coinage, combining bold graphic elements with rough but purposeful die engraving. |
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