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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-577846
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An early medieval copper alloy Northumbrian penny (styca) of Eanred (810-41), early phase, moneyer: Hwætræd, mint: Northumbria (probably York/East Riding). Ref: Naismith 2017: 119-25, pl. 23 nos 684-90.
The coin is incomplete, about one third of the flan is missing in a single fragment with uneven breakage lines.
Obverse description: Small central cross pattee.
Obverse inscription: [E]ANRED RE[X]
Reverse description: small central cross ?potent.
Reverse inscription: +HVAET[RE]D
Diameter: 12.9mm, Weight: 0.75gms, die axis: probably 6
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 810
Date to: Circa AD 841
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.75 g
Diameter: 12.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM50265
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Styca
Ruler/issuer: Eanred of Northumbria
Mint or issue place: Northumbria
Category: Styca of Northumbria and York
Type: N 186 (Styca of Eanred)
Obverse description: Small central cross pattee
Obverse inscription: [E]ANRED RE[X]
Reverse description: small central cross.
Reverse inscription: +HVAET[RE]D
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Ryther
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naismith, R | 2017 | Medieval European Coinage 8: Britain and Ireland c.400-1066 | Cambridge | CUP |
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