Sceat Hunting...

[CRUSADER]

Today we decided to return to a Site that we left incomplete. I've been wanting to return for awhile as this area has turned up some of the hardest to find coins; Sceats. It's rare that you can target these, but I felt if we finished this area we would have a fair chance. Thankfully I was right & Cru'dad got one on his first run - job done. After completing this area, we went to the next field to pick up a few more Roman Coins from the Roman area.

4 Hours;

18th C Nut-Cracker
17th C Button
Leather Mount
Saxon Hair Pin
8 Roman Coins
Saxon Sceat - Circa AD725, Series O, Type 38. (Not had this type, I think it's pretty rare but I'll find out after Recording it)

 

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[ncsuwolf]

Apologies…..had to re-read the title……thought you were hunting poop.

 

[pepperj]

Today we decided to return to a Site that we left incomplete. I've been wanting to return for awhile as this area has turned up some of the hardest to find coins; Sceats. It's rare that you can target these, but I felt if we finished this area we would have a fair chance. Thankfully I was right & Cru'dad got one on his first run - job done. After completing this area, we went to the next field to pick up a few more Roman Coins from the Roman area.

4 Hours;

18th C Nut-Cracker
17th C Button
Leather Mount
Saxon Hair Pin
8 Roman Coins
Saxon Sceat - Circa AD725, Series O, Type 38. (Not had this type, I think it's pretty rare but I'll find out after Recording it)

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WOW!
That is a different type, congratulations.

 

[Gene Mean]

Interesting design on the sceat. Anyone in particular or just regional design influence?

 

[The Rebel]

WTG on the great day of hunting you guys had!

 

[oldmxrat]

Wow, that sceat is very cool!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Excellent finds - congrats !

 

[jewelerguy]

fantastic sceat!

 

[CRUSADER]

Interesting design on the sceat. Anyone in particular or just regional design influence?

They don't really know. The legends are often blundered runes.

 

[CRUSADER]

UPDATE:

''EMC now has records of 31 coins of Series O (Type 38), which was a coinage of south-eastern England in the Secondary phase of the 'sceat' coinage, c.710-750.''

 

[woody50]

Great find Crusader, different that what I have found here. Very nice. Also glad to see you and your father still are detecting, must be totally perfect to have such a father. Other fathers would ask, what are you doing with your time ( wasting it....). You have a great one, pity that I did not get to met him. But great stuff, as always! Greetings to you and your father! Earl

 

[Urien of Rheged]

That Sceat is magnificent. Congratulations.
They're high on my bucket list but extremely rare in this parts of the country. I live in an area that was a debatable land. During the heptarchy the area changed hands between the Mercians and Northumbrians so you could say I might come by either I suppose but I'm not holding my breath.
And looking at the Spinks book of English coins those Northumbrian Sceats are miniscule in size. I'd imagine even if i was lucky enough to pass over one it would come up on the kind of low numbers I tend to not bother even digging.
Fingers crossed though.

 

[Digger RJ]

Today we decided to return to a Site that we left incomplete. I've been wanting to return for awhile as this area has turned up some of the hardest to find coins; Sceats. It's rare that you can target these, but I felt if we finished this area we would have a fair chance. Thankfully I was right & Cru'dad got one on his first run - job done. After completing this area, we went to the next field to pick up a few more Roman Coins from the Roman area.

4 Hours;

18th C Nut-Cracker
17th C Button
Leather Mount
Saxon Hair Pin
8 Roman Coins
Saxon Sceat - Circa AD725, Series O, Type 38. (Not had this type, I think it's pretty rare but I'll find out after Recording it)

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Outstanding!!! Congrats!!!