Sceat

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cryptocurrency
gptkbp:category early medieval coinage
gptkbp:etymology from Old English 'sceatt' meaning 'wealth' or 'money'
gptkbp:feature geometric motifs
animal motifs
often uninscribed
sometimes human figures
varied designs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sceat
gptkbp:material silver
occasionally copper alloy
gptkbp:mintedIn Frisian towns
various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Series_A_(primary_series)
Series B (secondary series)
gptkbp:period circa 7th-8th centuries
gptkbp:precededBy Roman coins
gptkbp:shape irregular
small
thick
gptkbp:successor penny
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Jutland
gptkb:Frisia
gptkb:Rhineland
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:weight about 1-1.3 grams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5