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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-4B7888
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Early Medieval penny of Cnut (AD 1016-1035), dating to AD 1029 - 1036. Short cross type. Mint of Derby; moneyer: Svertingr.
North (1994) Volume 1, p. 168, no. 790
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 1.03 g
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1029
Date to: Circa AD 1036
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.03 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th September 2010
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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: Derby
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: Cnut, Short Cross (N 790-4) (Hild. H)
Obverse description: Diademed bust facing left with lis headed sceptre in front
Obverse inscription: CNVT RECX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a circle in the middle enclosing a pellet
Reverse inscription: SPERTINC ON DEO
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Baston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF1013
Four figure Latitude: 52.70350485
Four figure longitude: -0.37346685
1:25K map: TF1013
1:10K map: TF11SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 168 | 790 |
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