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Unique ID: SWYOR-2D8FE6
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver early medieval coin; a penny of Aethelred II (978 - 1016), First Hand type (979 - 985). The coin is damaged and parts are missing, and what survives is in two pieces. About half of the edge is missing, making the mint and moneyer difficult to identify. The coin is 18.8mm long, 15.7mm wide and 0.6mm thick. It weighs 0.63g. For reference see North number 766, (Figure 1).
Wendy Scott suggests that the mint could be Gloucester or Lewes based on the reverse legend probably reading LPE, which could be a blundered LEPE or even LÆPE.
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: Circa AD 979
Date to: Circa AD 985
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.8 mm
Width: 15.7 mm
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.63 g
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 14th February 2008
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Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 766 (First Hand) (Hild. B1)
Obverse description: Diademed and draped bust right
Obverse inscription: [AETHELRE](D) REX (AN)G
Reverse description: Hand of Providence issuing from clouds, with AW at sides.
Reverse inscription: [...]S[...]LP[E?]
Initial mark: cross
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE4817
Four figure Latitude: 53.647311
Four figure longitude: -1.275344
1:25K map: SE4817
1:10K map: SE41NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1963 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |