WAW-207CA2: Medieval coin: penny of Edward the Confessor

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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-207CA2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval coin: penny of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066) minted between 1062 and 1065 AD. Bust facing/Small cross type. North No. 830.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1062
Date to: Ante AD 1065

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 28th January 2010 - Thursday 25th March 2010

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward the Confessor
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066

Obverse description: Bust facing forwards, bearded and crowned.
Obverse inscription: REX A
Reverse description: Small cross pattee.
Reverse inscription: ONGL
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
Parish or ward: Ripple (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO8740
Four figure Latitude: 52.058226
Four figure longitude: -2.191018
1:25K map: SO8740
1:10K map: SO84SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1994	English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd		No. 830

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

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