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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-F72DA7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An early medieval silver penny of Coenwulf of Mercia (796-821), tribrach type, moneyer: Eanmund, Mint: London (Naismith L11; North 342) dating c.AD797/8-c.805. Ref: Naismith 2011: plate 2; North 1994: 92.
Notes:
North 342
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 797
Date to: Circa AD 805
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 18.88 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2011 - Monday 6th June 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 11-773
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Coenwulf of Mercia
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of the kings of Mercia 8th-9th centuries
Type: N 342 (Cn. 5-22)
Obverse description: inscription around central M
Obverse inscription: COENWVLF REX around M
Reverse description: Tribranch moline of two lines
Reverse inscription: EANMVND
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Canterbury (District)
Parish or ward: Fordwich (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR1759
Four figure Latitude: 51.288773
Four figure longitude: 1.11072
1:25K map: TR1759
1:10K map: TR15NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naismith, R | 2011 | The Coinage of Southern England 796-865 | London | British Numismatic Society | |||
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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