Rights Holder: Isle of Wight Council
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Unique ID: IOW-17F5E7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
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: AD 959
Date to: AD 973
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.37 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th February 2008
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Other reference: IOW2008-2-49
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Eadgar
Mint or issue place: Winchester
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 749 (Circumscription Cross, with mint)
Obverse description: Small cross pattée
Obverse inscription: +EADGAR REX ANL
Reverse description: Small cross pattée
Reverse inscription: AEDESTAN N O WINT
Initial mark: Cross pattée
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | 110 | 749 |