Rights Holder: Bristol City Council
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: GLO-045962

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval silver cut half penny of William I (AD 1066-1087), dating to c. AD 1074-1077. Two Stars type. North (1994:191), No.845, BMC V.

Obverse: Bust facing, crowned and diademed, between two stars PILLE

Reverse: Cross botonnee over quadrilatarel with incurved sides, annulet in centre

Notes:

This record was generated form emailed images supplied by the finder during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1074
Date to: Circa AD 1077

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2020 - Thursday 1st October 2020

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: William the Conqueror
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: William I BMC v (N 845)
Obverse description: Bust facing, crowned and diademed, between two stars
Obverse inscription: PILLE
Reverse description: Cross botonnee over quadrilatarel with incurved sides, annulet in centre
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Cotswold (District)
Parish or ward: Coberley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO9516
Four figure Latitude: 51.84257912
Four figure longitude: -2.0739808
1:25K map: SO9516
1:10K map: SO91NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: BUC-0D69AA
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A Medieval silver penny of William I (AD 1066-1087), dating to c. AD 1074-1077. Two Stars type. Minted by Godwine, probably of London . No…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: LVPL-3F549C
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A silver medieval penny of William I (1066-1087) dating to 1074-1077. Minted by Alef at York. BMC V, North no.845. Obverse: Bust facing …
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: KENT-D697ED
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A complete Medieval silver penny of William I (1066-1087), Two stars type (bmc v; North 845) minted by Eadred at Hythe c.1074-77. Ref: North …
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: GLO
Created: About one year ago
Updated: About one year ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.