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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-339A8D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An early-medieval silver penny of Aethelred II (978-1016), long cross type (c.AD997-1003; North 774), moneyer: Godwine; mint: Gloucester. Ref: North 1994: 159.
Notes:
This is the first example of the 'long cross' type of Aethelred II from the Gloucester mint recorded by the PAS.
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: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 997
Date to: Exactly AD 1003
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.53 g
Diameter: 20.01 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th April 2019 - Sunday 7th April 2019
Rally details.
This object was found at Spring Detectival 2019.
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Mint or issue place: Gloucester
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 774 (Long Cross) (Hild. D)
Obverse description: Bare-headed bust facing left, draped and cuirassed.
Obverse inscription: EDELRED REX ANGLO
Reverse description: Long-voided cross; terminal dividing the inscription in the shape of omegas.
Reverse inscription: +GO/DPIN/E M-O / GLEA
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
Parish or ward: Hambleden (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU7786
Four figure Latitude: 51.5676259
Four figure longitude: -0.89046007
1:25K map: SU7786
1:10K map: SU78NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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 |
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