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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-430FBF
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver, Early Medieval coin of Offa (AD.757-796), heavy coinage (AD.792-796), South Eastern, probably London Mint, North 1994 no.326, moneyer Winoth
Obverse: M / + OFFA / REX, three pellets either side of M, OFFA between pelleted lines, pellet in each angle of +, three pellets to left of REX
Reverse: 'dumbell' with internal pellet line, moneyer either side VVD//INO [Winoth]
Notes:
Coin recorded from finders photos during COVID-19 circumstances, original not seen by FLO
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 792
Date to: Circa AD 796
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 5th December 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Offa of Mercia
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of the kings of Mercia 8th-9th centuries
Type: N 326 (Heavy coinage)
Obverse description: Three pellets either side of M, OFFA between pelleted lines, pellet in each angle of +, three pellets to left of REX
Obverse inscription: M / + OFFA / REX
Reverse description: 'dumbell' with internal pellet line, moneyer either side
Reverse inscription: VVD//ONI
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
To be known as: Wicken
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. | 1963 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | pg. 63 | no.326 |
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