Find Spot record MDO3934 - Anglo-Saxon coin found at Hanford

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Summary

A silver sceat found by a metal detector user 300m east of Hod Hill. The coin has the image of a bird on its reverse and has an unclear obverse.

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A sceat found at ST 8632 1066 is being examined by the Dept. of Coins and Medals, British Museum. <1> Another sceat (ST 8632310660), again found by a metal-detector, is also being examined. It was found by Kenneth Reginald Farnham of the Dorset Detection Group and was sent to the British Museum for expert cleaning on the 20th September 1984.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1983. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1983. 105. 151.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 888073.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8632 1066 (point)
Map sheet ST81SE
Civil Parish Hanford; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 023 010 C
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 SE 67
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 888073

Record last edited

Sep 21 2022 3:37PM

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