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COIN
Unique ID: BH-703394
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cut silver halfpenny of Cnut (1016-1035); Short-cross type, minted 1029-1036; North no. 791 (1980: 129).
Dimensions: 18.4mm diameter, 0.7mm thick; weight: 0.51g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1029
Date to: Exactly AD 1036
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.51 g
Diameter: 18.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 11/196 - 7
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Cnut the Great
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 791 (Short Cross [var: pennon instead of sceptre]) (Hild. Hc)
Obverse description: Diademed bust left, holding pennon.
Obverse inscription: +CN[VT RE(C)X] A(N)
Reverse description: Voided short-cross; at centre, ring and pellet.
Reverse inscription: ...]D ON LV:
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Great Billington
Spatial coordinates
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 |
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