LEIC-EB9B15: ED3DA6 farthing of Stephen

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COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-EB9B15

Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval silver cut quarter pence of Stephen.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1135
Date to: AD 1154

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.21 g
Diameter: 9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th December 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Stephen of England
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Obverse description: three raised dots surrounded by solid line, cuirass?
Obverse inscription: none visible
Reverse description: cross with fluered quarters
Reverse inscription: none visible

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7618
Four figure Latitude: 52.754278
Four figure longitude: -0.875373
1:25K map: SK7618
1:10K map: SK71NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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