Template:Did you know nominations/Styca

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:08, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Styca

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• ... that the Northumbrian styca was first minted in the 790s, replacing the silver sceat?

• Reviewed: Theodosia Bartow Prevost

Created by Retroplum (talk). Self-nominated at 12:41, 1 March 2016 (UTC).

• Good to go. Article newness and length verified. No close paraphrasing detected. Hook length and interest are confirmed. A minor quibble though: I did not see any mention of "coin hoards" in the RS to support the sentence: The vast number of copper stycas which have been found in coin hoards.... Dr. K. 16:25, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

• Thanks for the review. I've tweaked the wording in the article to better reflect the source. Retroplum (talk) 17:23, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

• Thank you very much Retroplum for your fast action. Well done on this interesting DYK. Best regards. Dr. K. 17:50, 1 March 2016 (UTC)