Record ID: NCL-4F9245 - MEDIEVAL coin

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Coin

Unique ID: NCL-4F9245

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Medieval penny of William I

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A silver penny, incomplete, of William I, 1070-1080.

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 1070
Date to: Circa AD 1080

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 0.82 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 20.27 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]
Obverse description: Forward bust crowned; extremely worn
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Cross over a quadrilateral with incuved sides
Reverse inscription: ED...VN...ON
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor [scope notes | View all attributed records]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

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

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF3564
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: Wednesday 1st July 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]

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