KENT-AC7131: KENT-AC7131 Eearly Med coin obverse

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COIN

Unique ID: KENT-AC7131

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Published Find published

A fragment of an early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver coin of Aethelwulf of Wessex (AD 839-58); first portrait phase, c. 844-9 (North 613; Naismith C111.3); mint: Canterbury; moneyer: Herebeald.

Paul Withers notes that the retrograde reverse inscription ( )REBE( ) is very unusual. It is not listed in Naismith (2011), The Coinage of Southern England, 796-865, BNS Special Publication 8.

Notes:

Coin not seen by FLO, recorded from images.

Paul Withers removed as 'Secondary Identifier' for validation purposes only.

Find of note status

This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 844
Date to: Circa AD 849

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.3 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelwulf of Wessex
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: Coin of the kings of Wessex 9th-10th centuries

Type: N 613 (Æthelwulf, Other Portrait, Canterbury)
Obverse description: lower part of right-facing bust (shoulders)
Obverse inscription: +ED[ ]
Reverse description: illegible
Reverse inscription: [ ]REBE[ ] (retrograde)
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Charing

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Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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