Record ID: LON-CA6818 - MEDIEVAL coin

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Coin

Unique ID: LON-CA6818

Object type certainty: Certain

A William I silver coin: penny (AD1066-1087).

Obverse: Crowned bust facing with sceptre in left hand Obverse inscription: [WILLEMV]S REX I Reverse: Short cross with a mullet in each quarter Reverse inscription: [---]NEI

Dimensions: Diameter: 19.73mm; weight: 1.20g.

Reference: North, J. J. 1980. English Hammered Coinage, Volume 1. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c.600-1272. Spink: London pp. 153-154.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1066
Date to: AD 1087

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 19.73 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: William the Conqueror [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278 [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Short cross, not further defined [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre in left hand
Obverse inscription: [WILLEMV]S REX I
Reverse description: Short cross with a mullet in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [---]NEI
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Essex
District: Braintree
Parish: Kelvedon

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TL8617
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st July 2008

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [view all attributed records]

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