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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-96F6C1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Early Medieval cut halfpenny of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Expanding Cross type, Heavy Issue, minted at Winchester probably by Aethelstan , 1052-1053 AD, North 823
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1052
Date to: Exactly AD 1053
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.6 mm
Width: 9.65 mm
Thickness: 0.75 mm
Weight: 0.75 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward the Confessor
Mint or issue place: Winchester
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 823 (Expanding cross, heavy)
Obverse description: Diademed bust facing left holding trefoil headed sceptre to left (Bust d)
Obverse inscription: + [...]RD REX
Reverse description: Short cross with expanding, voided arms joined at the base by two circles
Reverse inscription: + [...]TAN ON . PIN
Initial mark: Cross
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
To be known as: Storrington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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