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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-C6FCE0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 975
Date to: AD 978
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.59 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 4th March 2006
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2006-31-1; EMC 2006.0169
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward the Martyr
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Obverse description: Diademed bust left
Obverse inscription: +EADPEA[ ]EX[ ]NGLORX
Reverse description: Small cross pattee
Reverse inscription: +ÆÐE[ ]LVN
Initial mark: Cross pattee
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 118 | 763 |
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