ESS-679303: ESS-679303 Medieval coin: Penny of Henry I

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COIN

Unique ID: ESS-679303

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval silver coin: Penny of Henry I, dating 1134-5AD. North 871.

Notes:

Not seen by FLO. Identification from photograph.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1134
Date to: AD 1135

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 6th October 2000

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry I of England
Mint or issue place: Bury St. Edmunds
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Henry I BMC xv (N 871)
Obverse description: Facing bust
Obverse inscription: hE[N]RI[C]
Reverse description: Quadrilateral with incurved sides
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Uttlesford (District)
To be known as: Wimbish CP

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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3 comments

AL wrote @ 00:58:20 on the 15th April 2010.
The coins Mint Is Guthbert on San for bury st Edmunds official coin snick fom mint to check silver quality
AL wrote @ 11:32:17 on the 1st July 2010.
THE COIN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY DR MARTIN ALLEN OF THE FITZWILLIAM ,AS BURY ST EDMUNDS GILEBERT READING +GI[ ] BERT:ON:SA HENRY I TYPE 15 (EMC 2010.0236) AND NOT GUTHBERT.
Laura McLean wrote @ 13:19:00 on the 1st July 2010.
Thanks for the update on the ID. I will amend the record as soon as I can.

Best wishes, Laura

Audit data

Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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