sceatt

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sceatt, m.n: piece of money, coin. (SHEH-aht / ˈʃɛat)

The front and back of a silver coin: on one side is a ‘porcupine’ bust and on the other is a square standard with beaded border, annulet at centre with V to either side, a pellet in each corner of the standard, and to one side of the standard a V with pellet above.
Early medieval coin (sceatt), from between 675 and 750; found on Isle of Wight; Portable Antiquities Scheme IOW-028DB6. [finds.org.uk]

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