 The authenticity and date-horizon of the coin is not in doubt.The coin was discovered by Valerie Fenwick at Burrow Hill, at Butley, Suffolk, in a stratified deposit which also contained several varieties of late sceattas of a runic type and coins that were minted by Beonna.It was found in a defensible estuary island site in a strategic position near Rendlesham, a known seat of Wuffingas power.