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YORYM-D851F4: Medieval Coin : Penny of Henry I

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COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-D851F4

Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver penny of Henry I, pellets in quatrefoil type, moneyer Alfred, mint of London, AD 1123 - 1125.

North Vol 1, p.198, no.870.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1123
Date to: Circa AD 1125

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 20.4 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Henry I BMC xiv (N 870)
Obverse description: Crowned and diademed bust facing
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Quatrefoil with star in centre and pellets on limbs, four lis around
Reverse inscription: ALFREDVS ON LVND
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Driffield

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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