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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-4CB543

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Early Medieval silver penny of Cnut, Short Cross type (N790), Minted in Canterbury, Moneyer Leofnoth.

This coin was bent to an angle of approximately 120-140 degrees.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1030
Date to: Circa AD 1035

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.63 mm
Weight: 1.01 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2004

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Cnut the Great
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066

Type: Cnut, Short Cross (N 790-4) (Hild. H)
Obverse description: Bust facing left, diademed; in front, sceptre with a lis head.
Obverse inscription: CNVT RE:C[X]
Reverse description: Voided short cross, with an enclosed pellet in the centre.
Reverse inscription: LEOFNOĐONCENT

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Mid Sussex (District)
To be known as: Nr. Hassocks

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1994	English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd	129, plate XI 790 (19)	790

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1 comment

Richard wrote @ 14:31:49 on the 18th March 2011.
Hi, Has this reverse inscription been confirmed by a specialist yet,

Audit data

Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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