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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-B51801
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete silver penny of William II. Cross fleury and piles type, 1098-1100? (North 1980, 154, ref: 856).
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: AD 1098
Date to: AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.32 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th June 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2009-2-200
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Mint or issue place: Winchester
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: William II BMC v (N 856)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing holding a sceptre in the right hand; star to right
Obverse inscription: WILLE[ ]
Reverse description: Cross fleury with a pile surmounted by a pellet in each angle
Reverse inscription: GODWINE ON []I(or P)NI
Initial mark: Cross pattée
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely 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 | 154 | 856 |
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