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COIN

Unique ID: WILT-3CD388

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Penny of Eadgar, Reform coinage, AD 973-975.
Minted at Rochester, moneyer Sideman.
Weighs 19.4gr (1.25g)
Ref. North 752. EMC 2006.0103

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 973
Date to: AD 975

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.25 g
Diameter: 19.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th June 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Eadgar
Mint or issue place: Rochester

Obverse description: Small bust to left
Obverse inscription: + EADGAR REX ANGLOX
Reverse description: Small cross
Reverse inscription: + SIDEMAN M¨OH ROF
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Salisbury (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU1230
Four figure Latitude: 51.069208
Four figure longitude: -1.830112
1:25K map: SU1230
1:10K map: SU13SW
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: Other
Specific landuse: Garden

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		752

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Recording Institution: WILT
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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