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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-5AC905
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
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: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: AD 991
Date to: AD 997
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.49 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 26th April 2009
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2009-1-278
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Mint or issue place: Southwark
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 770 (Crux) (Hild. C)
Obverse description: Bare headed bust left; in front, a sceptre
Obverse inscription: ÆÐELRED REX ANGLOX
Reverse description: Short cross voided (within circle) with CRVX in angles
Reverse inscription: +ÆÐELPERD M'O SVDBY
Initial mark: Cross pattée
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | 120 | 770 |
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