Record ID: SWYOR-E7C006 - MEDIEVAL coin

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Unique ID: SWYOR-E7C006

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of a medieval coin: a Tealby penny of Henry II

A medieval silver coin: a Tealby penny of Henry II (1154-1189), probably type A, Canterbury mint, moneyer unknown. As is usual with these coins, it is very badly struck on an irregular flan. It is 20.2mm in diameter and 0.4mm thick. It weighs 0.75gm.

Reference: North, volume 1, number 952.

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 1158
Date to: Circa AD 1161

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.75 g
Diameter: 20.2 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: Henry II 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: N 952 (Cross-and-Crosslets (Tealby): class A) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: A forward facing, crowned bust of the king with sceptre.
Obverse inscription: HE[NRICVS REX ANG (L)]
Reverse description: A large cross potent with a small saltire in the centre and a small cross potent in each angle.
Reverse inscription: (....) [ON] CANT
Reverse mintmark: Cross potent
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair [scope notes | View all attributed records]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: South Yorkshire
District: Doncaster
Parish: Norton

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SE5313
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2011 - Wednesday 31st August 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mr Wakefield Volunteer - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Wakefield Volunteer - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1639

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