YORYM-AF05B3: Early-medieval coin : Silver penny

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COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-AF05B3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Incomplete silver penny of Aethelred II 'the Unready' (978-1016), probably last small cross N777 (1009-16), bust 6, Moneyer: unknown, Mint: York.

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1009
Date to: Circa AD 1016

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.82 mm
Weight: 0.91 g
Diameter: 20.7 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Mint or issue place: York
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066

Type: N 777 (Last Small Cross) (Hild. A)
Obverse description: Diademed bust, facing left. Bust 6 (North p.160)
Obverse inscription: +ÆDELRÆ[D REX AN]GLOR
Reverse description: Small cross pattee in centre of field.
Reverse inscription: +[ M]-O EOFRPI[C]
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Yapham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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	p 160

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Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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