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Unique ID: SUR-8B14B0
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of an early-medieval silver penny of Beornwulf, King of Mercia, AD823-825, moneyer: Eadgar, mint: East Anglia (Ipswich?); North 396/Naismith E22.1.
Ref: Naismith, R (2011), The Coinage of Southern England 796-865, Spink/British Numismatic Society.
Notes:
Coins of Beornwulf are extremely rare, Naismith 2011 lists 44 coins, and 7 of this type by the moneyer Eadgar to which this is an addition.
It is not clear where the smaller fragment joins to the larger.
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 823
Date to: Circa AD 825
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.97 g
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 10th June 2011
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Other reference: 11-780
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Beornwulf of Mercia
Mint or issue place: East Anglia
Category: Coin of the kings of Mercia 8th-9th centuries
Type: N 396 (Be. 5)
Obverse description: Crude diademed bust facing right
Obverse inscription: BEOR[NWVLF R]EX
Reverse description: EADGAR in two lines divided by two straight lines which contain three saltires with pellets in the angles.
Reverse inscription: EAD[GAR]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TQ1549
Four figure Latitude: 51.228613
Four figure longitude: -0.354389
1:25K map: TQ1549
1:10K map: TQ14NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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