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YORYM-0AF1A5: Medieval coin : Penny of Eadberht

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COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-0AF1A5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Silver penny of Eadberht (Bishop of London). Spink (2007), p98, 911.

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Ante AD 789

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Ruler/issuer: Offa of Mercia and Bishop Eadberht of London
Category: Coin of the kings of Mercia 8th-9th centuries

Obverse description: ADB//ERHT, EP below
Obverse inscription: ADBERHT in two lines within a beaded rectangle, EP below
Reverse description: Circle motif
Reverse inscription: +OFFA REX

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Maldon (District)
To be known as: Tolleshunt Major

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
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

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Skingley, P. 2007 Coins of England and the United Kingdom London Spink & Sons Ltd p98 911

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Audit data

Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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