SUR-65D893: Early medieval: Penny of Aethelred II

Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
CC License:

View Zoom Download

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: SUR-65D893

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A penny of Aethelred II, 'last small cross type', bust North fig. 6 (N777).

Notes:

About one thrid of the circumference is missing.

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1009
Date to: Circa AD 1017

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.92 g
Diameter: 19.69 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th December 2007

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

Other reference: 07.1038

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066

Type: N 777 (Last Small Cross) (Hild. A)
Obverse description: Bust facing elft
Obverse inscription: [ÆDEL]RÆD REX ANG[LORX] (NG ligated)
Reverse description: Small central cross
Reverse inscription: +[]C?[]S[]EX[]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Broughton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU3134
Four figure Latitude: 51.104467
Four figure longitude: -1.558608
1:25K map: SU3134
1:10K map: SU33SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: YORYM-AF05B3
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Incomplete silver penny of Aethelred II 'the Unready' (978-1016), probably last small cross N777 (1009-16), bust 6, Moneyer: unknown, Mint: York.
Workflow: Published

Find number: BERK-19C4C6
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
A hammered silver early-medieval penny of Aethelred II (AD 978 - 1016). The obverse has the diademed bust left and the reverse with the Last …
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: SUR-3755D5
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
A penny of Aethelred, 'last small cross' type. North 777. EMC 2005.0214
Workflow: Published

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.