Coin

Unique ID: NCL-48D815

Object type certainty: Certain

A quartered silver Penny of William I, 1068-1070?

North Number 842* (pg 191, plate 15, no 16).

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1068
Date to: Circa AD 1070

Dimensions and weight

Length: 10.87 mm
Width: 9.39 mm
Weight: 0.2 g
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: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Farthing [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: William the Conqueror [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Forward facing bust. Right shoulder and lower right face remaining.
Obverse inscription: ...X I
Reverse description: Cross voided with annulet in centre; pellet between two crescents at end of each limb; pile in each angle.
Reverse inscription: NRI
Degree of wear: Worn: fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: East Lindsey
Parish: Horncastle

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF2668
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th August 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Robert Collins - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Mr Kate Clarke - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Monday 18th January 2010
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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