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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-F7A551
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver cut halfpenny of Cnut, from his short cross issue (circa 1029-1035/6). North, Vol: I, p168, 790 ff.
Notes:
(ws) the moneyers name is only listed at Lincoln with that spelling, but less likely, it could also be Stamford.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1029
Date to: Circa AD 1036
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.92 mm
Weight: 0.54 g
Diameter: 17.05 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st November 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Cnut the Great
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Obverse description: Diademed bust left
Obverse inscription: [------]AN
Reverse description: Short cross
Reverse inscription: [SPE]ARTEBR[ANDONLI]
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Paull
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 168 | 790 ff |
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