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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-F17334
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A cut silver halfpenny of Stephen (1135-1154). Probably a variation on the standard 'Watford' type (N873) without the inner circle on the obverse, so North 874, c. 1136-c. 1145 (North 1994, 203, ref. 874).
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1136
Date to: Circa AD 1145
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.39 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th March 2009
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2009-2-101
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Stephen of England
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Stephen BMC i var. no inner circle (N 874)
Obverse description: Bust right, crowned and diademed holding sceptre in right hand
Obverse inscription: [S]T[I]E[FE]N[E R(EX)]
Reverse description: Cross moline with a fleur in each angle
Reverse inscription: SAN[ (probably)
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
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 | 203 | 874 |
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