SUSS-5492C0: Early medieval coin: penny of Offa

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-5492C0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Early Medieval silver penny of Offa (757 -796), Cross crosslet type, thought to have been minted in London under Eadberht, Bishop of London, circa. 765 -792 AD, North 278. The coin is very badly chipped around the edges with 30% of the flan lost.

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 765
Date to: Circa AD 792

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.94 g
Diameter: 15.9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th July 2009

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Offa of Mercia
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of the kings of Mercia 8th-9th centuries

Type: N 278 (CEB 34) (Bp Eadberht, with Offa)
Obverse description: OFRM in the angles of a cross crosslet with an annulet centre containg a rosette. Scatter of pellets and rosettes in the field
Obverse inscription: OF R M
Reverse description: Legend in three lines divided by two beaded lines
Reverse inscription: [EAD]BERHT M
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Mid Sussex (District)
To be known as: Near Burgess Hill

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

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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