SUSS-E916E5: Medieval coin: penny of Henry I

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-E916E5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval silver penny of Henry I (1100-1135), Pellets in quatrefoil type, struck by Leofwine at Southwark mint in c. 1123 AD, North 870. This coin was not trimmed to the border in places. It has subsequently been bent at has lost around 10% of the flan from the edge.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1123

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.22 g
Diameter: 23.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 19th October 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: Henry I of England
Mint or issue place: Southwark
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Henry I BMC xiv (N 870)
Obverse description: Bust facing crowned and diademed, holding sceptre; in right field a star
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS [REX]
Reverse description: Quatrefoil with star in centre and pellets on limbs; four lis around
Reverse inscription: LEFPINE : ON : SVD[...]
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
To be known as: Long Man

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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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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