Record ID: YORYM-0213F2 - MEDIEVAL coin

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COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-0213F2

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Medieval Coin : Penny of William I

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A silver penny of William I, cross and trefoil reverse, uncertain mint, circa 1080 - 1083.

North, Vol 1, p.192, no.847.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1080
Date to: Circa AD 1083

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 19.3 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: Complete [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]
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180 [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: William I BMC vii (N 847) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Crowned and diademed bust right with sceptre in front
Obverse inscription: WILLELM REX
Reverse description: Cross pattee with central annulet, voided trefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: [--]ELF[------]
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]

Coin references

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Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: Ryedale
To be known as: Cawton

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Rebecca Griffiths - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Rebecca Griffiths - [view all attributed records]

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