Medieval silver hammered coin. The coin is a silver penny of William I (1066 - 1087); it dates from c.1074 - 1077 AD. Type: Two stars; Mint: Wallingford; Moneyer: Sweartlinc. See below for reference.
Medieval silver hammered coin. The coin is a silver penny of William I (1066 - 1087); it dates from c.1074 - 1077 AD. Type: Two stars; Mint: Wallingford; Moneyer: Sweartlinc. See below for reference.
Found c. 1988 and originally shown to Reading Museum and Art Gallery, who forwarded the coin to the Ashmolean Museum for further identification.
A RDF representation of DEV-9469F0
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DEV-9469F0
DEV-9469F0
Silver
1074
1077
1.295
Penny
Denomination
1.295
Weight
obverse
WILLEM REX (AN)
GB
en-GB
The Trustees of the British Museum
The Trustees of the British Museum
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The period from for the object
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Attribute as courtesy of the British Museum
A thumbnail image of DEV-9469F0
Silver
Primary material of object
Complete
Wallingford
Bust facing crowned and diademed between two stars.
Bust facing crowned and diademed between two stars.
WILLEM REX (AN)
Obverse of coin
cross botonnee over quadrilateral with incurved sides; annulet in centre.
cross botonnee over quadrilateral with incurved sides; annulet in centre.
Reverse
By Attribution 3.0
Attribute as courtesy of the British Museum
A full resolution image of DEV-9469F0
1074
1077
The issuer of the coin
Method of manufacture