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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-100EE3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
991-997AD. Aethelred II 'The Unready', hammered silver broad penny. Length 18.9mm, Width 16.4mm, Thickness 1mm, Diameter 18.9mm, Weight 1g. Obverse: Draped bare-headed bust left, infront a sceptre with three pellets. Inscription: EDELHE[ ] Reverse: Short cross voided with 'C,R,U,X' in angles. Inscription: (H)EACV(LF)[ ] Mint Name: Possibly London, Southwark, Chichester or Winchester. Die axis 90 deg. or 3 o'clock. Broken, incomplete, two thirds of the coin, with inner circle and almost half of the legend (six letters) of the legend remaining. Little wear, attractive silver colour but very thin - several holes visible and several small cracks on the surface - very fragile condition. Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2009, page 116 No. 1148 and English Hammered Coinage Vol. 1, J.J. North, Spink 1991 reprint 2006, page 159 No. 770.
Notes:
Considered Tteasure as found in association with KENT-11E076 case No. 2009 T245
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2009T245
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 991
Date to: AD 997
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.9 mm
Width: 16.4 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 18.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st March 2009
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2009T245
Treasure case number: 2009T245
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Obverse description: Draped bare-headed bust left, infront a sceptre with three pellets
Obverse inscription: EDELHE[ ]
Reverse description: Short cross voided with 'C,R,U,X' in angles
Reverse inscription: (I)EACV(L)[ ]
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Sevenoaks (District)
Parish or ward: Farningham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ5368
Four figure Latitude: 51.390419
Four figure longitude: 0.197603
1:25K map: TQ5368
1:10K map: TQ56NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 159 | 770 | |
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2003 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 116 | 1148 |
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