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BROOCH
Unique ID: NMS-B43881
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Fragment of a silver penny of Æthelred II (978-1016), probably of 'Last Small Cross' type (North 777), minted by Eatstan at Exeter. It appears to be a reverse die link with a coin in the Copenhagen collections (SCBI 7 no.171; EMC 1007.1071). The remains of an iron strip are attached to the obverse and the reverse is gilded, demonstrating that this coin was once modified to create an artefact, most likely a brooch but possibly a mount, with the reverse of the coin as the front face of the object.
Obverse: [ ]RÆD REX A[ ]
Reverse: EATSTA[ ]EC
Date: Coin c.1009-17.
Dimensions: Weight 1.22g.
Notes:
Single coins are not normally considered as Treasure, but this coin has been converted into a brooch through the addition of the iron fitting and the gilding of the reverse of the coin. It is therefore my view that this object should be viewed as a brooch rather than a coin. The age and precious metal content of this item therefore qualify it as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Update: Another fragment of this brooch was found close by in 2019 and recorded as NMS-8A0333 (2019T1217).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T775
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 978
Date to: Exactly AD 1016
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.22 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th October 2012 - Wednesday 21st November 2012
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 31402
Other reference: AHS112012
Treasure case number: 2014T775
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Roudham and Larling (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL9889
Four figure Latitude: 52.463032
Four figure longitude: 0.913145
1:25K map: TL9889
1:10K map: TL98NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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