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Unique ID: HAMP-618F87
Object type certainty: Certain
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A slightly worn and bent, possibly irregular 11th-century silver late early-medieval penny of Edward the Confessor, 'Pyramids' type, struck by the moneyer Spracling probably at Winchester mint (c. 1065 - c. 1066 AD; North 831).
Two small points of copper-alloy corrosion product on the obverse suggest that this coin might be a plated copy; they may simply be accretions.
Although Spracling minted at London as well as Winchester (North 1994, 184, 186), only Winchester coins seem to have sufficiently elongated renderings of the moneyer's name to prevent space for the mint name. The findspot just outside Winchester is also suggestive. For coins struck by the moneyer Spracling at Winchester see Biddle ed. (2012, 372-373; refs. 1855-1861; Plate 68), although none of those illustrated would appear to be identical.
This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1065
Date to: Circa AD 1066
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.95 mm
Width: 18.5 mm
Thickness: 0.75 mm
Weight: 1.01 g
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2012
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - Crawley (01/03/12)
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Other reference: E3270
Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward the Confessor
Mint or issue place: Winchester
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 831 (Pyramids) (Hild. I)
Obverse description: Bearded bust crowned and draped facing right, with sceptre in front
Obverse inscription: EADPARD R
Reverse description: Short cross voided; in each angle, a pyramis springing from the inner circle and terminating in a pellet
Reverse inscription: + SPRACELINC ON
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU4234
Four figure Latitude: 51.103769
Four figure longitude: -1.401504
1:25K map: SU4234
1:10K map: SU43SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Biddle, M., et al. | 2012 | The Winchester mint | Oxford | Oxford university press | 372-373 | 1855-1861 | |
North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 184, 186 | 831 |