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COIN
Unique ID: WREX-7B9322
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete silver medieval penny of William II (1087-1100), Cross Voided type (North 853; BMC 3) dating c.AD1093-1096, moneyer: Osbern, mint: Lincoln. Ref: North 1994: 192.
Obverse has the crowned bust of the king, between two stars, facing. The legend reads PILLELM RE. The obverse has a voided cross with the legend +OSBRNE ON LINC.
Diameter: 19.5mm; weight: 1.3g
Notes:
This is the first penny of William II recorded by the PAS from the NW Midlands.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1093
Date to: Circa AD 1096
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 19.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th March 2019 - Monday 24th June 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NWales PAS 240619/1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: William II of England
Mint or issue place: Lincoln
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: William II BMC iii (N 853)
Obverse description: Crowned bust of king, between two stars, facing
Obverse inscription: [...] ILLELM RE [..]
Reverse description: Voided cross
Reverse inscription: +OSBRNE ON LINC
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Cockshutt
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From 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 |
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