Rights Holder: Cambridgeshire County Council
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Unique ID: CAM-9CF707
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragmentary early medieval silver penny of Aethelred II (the Unready; 978-1016); CRUX type (N 770; AD 991-997); mint and moneyer uncertain. The orientation of the coin would suggest the surviving reverse inscription STA relates to the moneyer rather than mint.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 991
Date to: Circa AD 997
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.44 g
Diameter: 18.66 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 5th December 2007
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Mint or issue place: Unknown
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 770 (Crux) (Hild. C)
Obverse description: Bare headed bust left; in front a sceptre.
Obverse inscription: [ ]X ANG[ ] (NG ligated)
Reverse description: Short cross voided with CRUX in angles.
Reverse inscription: [ ]STA[ ]
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL9967
Four figure Latitude: 52.265143
Four figure longitude: 0.914806
1:25K map: TL9967
1:10K map: TL96NE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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