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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-C5A1A2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A penny of Aethelred II, Long Cross type North 774, Osulf at London
Notes:
The original coin has been buried in a 'time capsule' in a vault in Guildford. Identified from a photograph.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 997
Date to: AD 1003
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 05/678
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 774 (Long Cross) (Hild. D)
Obverse description: Bust facing left
Obverse inscription: AEDELRED REX ANGLO
Reverse description: Long cross
Reverse inscription: O[S]VLF MO LVND
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Guildford (District)
Parish or ward: West Clandon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0451
Four figure Latitude: 51.248699
Four figure longitude: -0.511287
1:25K map: TQ0451
1:10K map: TQ05SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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