Rights Holder: West Berkshire
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Unique ID: BERK-2B6456
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Early-mMedieval (Anglo Saxon) silver penny, small cross type of Aethelred II (AD 978-1016) the legend has been clipped off. Date AD 1009-1017. Dimensions: Diameter 11.16mm; weight 0.45g Reference: North Vol: 1; p.160; no. 777
Notes:
Found during the Weekend Wanderers King Alfred the Great Rally 26-28 Aug 2006
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 978
Date to: Exactly AD 1016
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 11.16 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th August 2006
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - King Alfred the Great 06
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Other reference: Ticket no. Ylo 431
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: Æthelred II, Small Cross (N 764/N 773/N 777) (Hild. A)
Obverse description: Diademed and draped, bust left
Obverse inscription: [AETHELRAED REX ANGL]
Reverse description: Small cross pattee
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU3983
Four figure Latitude: 51.54455436
Four figure longitude: -1.43900311
1:25K map: SU3983
1:10K map: SU38SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 160 | 777 |