Sceat Series K, Type 42

Series K sceattas are attributed to Frisian or Frisian-adjacent production, circulating through the North Sea trading network that connected Dorestad with the east coast ports of England during the early eighth century. Type 42 is among the more obscure sub-types within the series, appearing in small numbers at productive sites like Reculver and the Thames estuary foreshore — findspot distribution being essentially the only tool numismatists have for tracing movement of these anonymous, uninscribed pieces.

At 0.77g, this example sits toward the lighter end of the weight range seen in later K-series production, consistent with a gradual debasement trend documented across sceat coinage broadly after around 730.