Find Spot record DBN 197 - Saxon silver sceat, Crows Hall
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Summary
Silver sceat of Beonna found in a field belonging to Crows Hall and sold for sixpence to the late Charles Batley, bookseller of Ipswich, who sold it for five pounds to W Till, Corn Dealer of London. Formerly recorded as DBN MISC
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 19 62 (1000m by 1000m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM16SE |
| Civil Parish | DEBENHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Silver sceat of Beonna found in a field belonging to Crows Hall and sold for sixpence to the late Charles Batley, bookseller of Ipswich, who sold it for five pounds to W Till, Corn Dealer of London. Obverse: BEONNA REX, pellet in annulet, runic inscription. Reverse: EFE in Roman characters around saltire cross (S1).
Referred to by J Y Akerman (R1), sold by W Till (S2). Now considerable doubt about the authenticity of the find (S3)(S4).
Formerly recorded as DBN MISC
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF10343 (No record type): Knowland, L.. Knowland L (ed), "Samuel Dove's Debenham", his 19C notes towards a history of Debenham, ms, undated,.
- <R1> SSF107 (No record type): Akerman, J.R.. Akerman J R, Numismatic Manual, 1832.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copy (S1).
- <S2> SSF6384 (No record type): Fenwick V, "Insula de Burgh: Excs at Burrow Hill, Butley", Anglo-Saxon Studies, 3, 1984, 46.
- <S3> SSF832 (No record type): Archibald M, BNJ, 55, 1985, 28.
- <S4> SSF19875 Unpublished document: Newman J. 1989. SAU, Newman J, site report, February 1989. SAU, Newman J, site report, February 1989.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:36AM