SWYOR-76AD93: Medieval coin; Scottish penny of William I

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-76AD93

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cut silver half probably of William I, Phase B (1205 - 1230). Mint and moneyer remain unknown. It has a length of 17.83mm, width 8.70mm, thickness 0.82mm, weight 0.67g. for reference see Seaby 1984. Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands number 5029 - 5033.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1205
Date to: Circa AD 1230

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.83 mm
Width: 8.7 mm
Thickness: 0.82 mm
Weight: 0.67 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 8th September 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: William I of Scotland
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: [-]
Obverse inscription: LE(R)[EI WILAM]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with stars
Reverse inscription: [-]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Fulford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE6048
Four figure Latitude: 53.924668
Four figure longitude: -1.087812
1:25K map: SE6048
1:10K map: SE64NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Seaby, P.	1984	Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands: Standard Catalogue of British Coins, Volume 2		Spink and Son Ltd		5029 - 5033

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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