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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-B6BB44
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver
Coin. Penny of Edward the Martyr (975-978).
Obverse description: Bust draped and diademed left.
Obverse inscription: [---]A[---]
Reverse description: Small central cross.
Reverse inscription: [--]A?N[--]
Diameter: 18.3mm, Weight: 0.71gms. This coin is a torn fragment, between half and two thirds of the original remains, albeit in fair condition.
Class:
Penny of Edward the Martyr
Inscription:
obverse: [---]A[---] reverse: [--]A?N[--]
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 975
Date to: Circa AD 978
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.71 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th July 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM15266
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward the Martyr
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 763 (Edward Martyr's Small Cross)
Obverse description: Bust draped and diademed left
Obverse inscription: [---]A[---]
Reverse description: Small central cross
Reverse inscription: [--]A?N[--]
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: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Roxby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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