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Unique ID: SUSS-09C7FD
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver penny of Æthelred II (978-1016), Long Cross type (North 774) dating c.AD 997-1003, moneyer: Godleof, mint: Stamford. Ref: North 1994: 159.
The coin is missing a part of the outer edge and field, removing approximately 20% of the inscription.
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left. Æ[ÐELRÆD]REXANGL.
Reverse: Long cross voided with each limb terminating in three crescents. +GOD/ELEO/FM.../.STAN
The spelling of the moneyer's name is paralleled by three coins in Norwegian museum collections (Screen 2013: nos 786-8). Those three coins are all die-linked but there is no die link with this coin.
Diameter: 19.61mm; thickness: 0.95mm and weight: 1.22g.
Notes:
This is only the third penny of Æthelred II struck at Stamford to be recorded by the PAS and the first from West Sussex.
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: Circa AD 1003
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.95 mm
Weight: 1.22 g
Diameter: 19.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 26th October 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Mint or issue place: Stamford
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 774 (Long Cross) (Hild. D)
Obverse description: Bare-headed bust left.
Obverse inscription: +Æ[ÐEL]RÆD]EXANGL (NG ligated pellet after G and L)
Reverse description: Long cross voided with each limb terminating in three crescents.
Reverse inscription: +GOD/ELEO/FM.../STAN
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: near Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 159 | 774 | |
| Screen, E. | 2013 | Sylloge of the Coins of the British Isles 65: Norwegian Collections Part 1 Anglo-Saxon to 1016 | Oxford | The British Academy |
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