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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-381446
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A penny of Henry I -the first recorded mule between a William II Type 5 penny (obv) and a Henry I Type I penny (rev).
Notes:
From the same reverse die as SCBI 42, 1897.
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2008T405
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: AD 1101
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.27 g
Diameter: 19.46 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 6th March 2008
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 08.362 and EMC no. 2008.0135
Treasure case number: 2008T405
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry I of England
Mint or issue place: Lewes
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, holding sceptre in right hand; star to right (BMC V)
Obverse inscription: +PILLELM [...]
Reverse description: Cross fleury, annulet centre; in each angle three pellets on a pile which rests on the inner circle.
Reverse inscription: +BRIHTMR ON LIE[PE]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
Parish or ward: Lewes (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3909
Four figure Latitude: 50.863807
Four figure longitude: -0.02621
1:25K map: TQ3909
1:10K map: TQ30NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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