CAM-48AD46: Early medieval coin: Penny of Coenwulf

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COIN

Unique ID: CAM-48AD46

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver tribrach type penny of Coenwulf, King of Mercia (AD 796-821)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 796
Date to: Ante AD 821

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.44 g
Diameter: 19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 28th April 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Coenwulf of Mercia
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: Coin of the kings of Mercia 8th-9th centuries

Type: Coenwulf of Mercia (Group I, N 341-3)
Obverse description: Mercian M with contraction mark above in beaded circle
Obverse inscription: COENVVLF REX
Reverse description: Tribrach moline with pellets within arms
Reverse inscription: SIGEBERH

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Weston Colville

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: CAM
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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