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Unique ID: NARC-730F72
Half cut hammered silver penny. Henry I (1100-1135).
Obverse: HNR[ ] Bust facing. Annulet by ears.
Reverse: +P[ ]NTL possibly double struck.
Moneyer: Wulfric Mint: Canterbury
John Naylor of the Ashmolean Museum states that the coin is: "Henry I bmc i (North no. 857), 'annulets' issue, with the visible inscription of HNR. This is a rare but previously known variant".
Martin Allen of the Fitzwilliam Museum, states that "The full inscription may have been +P[VLFRIC ON CA]NTL or similar. There is one other known coin of this moneyer in Henry I type 1 (in the British Museum), but it is from a different pair of dies and so it cannot provide any confirmation of the reading".
Recorded as EMC no. 2010.0334.
This is a find of note and has been designated: National importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1135
Dimensions and weight
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 18 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: Henry I of England [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: Canterbury [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180 [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Henry I BMC i (N 857) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Bust facing. Annulet at neck
Obverse inscription: HNR[ ]
Reverse description: Cross fleurry
Reverse inscription: +P[ ]NTL
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial data
Region: East
County: Essex
District: Epping Forest
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TL5312
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 19th September 2010
Personal details
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Recorded by: Ms Julie Cassidy
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Identified by: Dr Martin Allen - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Dr John Naylor - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Thursday 14th October 2010
Updated: Wednesday 6th July 2011
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