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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM1537
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An early medieval silver penny of Cnut (1016-35), 'Short Cross' (North 790; 1029-36); moneyer: Aelfnoth; mint: Lincoln.
Notes:
This record was updated from a previous record produced before the introduction of the current database. As such the record may not contain as much detail as we would now record.
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 1029
Date to: Circa AD 1036
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.13 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th June 2000
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Cnut the Great
Mint or issue place: Lincoln
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 790 (Short Cross)
Reverse inscription: +AELFNOD ON LINCO
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: NORTH YORKSHIRE SELBY
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
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 | 790 |
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