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COIN

Unique ID: SF-56ADB3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Description: Stephen, Watford Type (North, 1980: no. 873). Obverse: []TIFNE RE[X], Crowned bust right holding sceptre in right hand, all within an inner circle Reverse: + PVLFPINE:ON:L[],Cross moline with fleur in each angle, all within an inner circle Dimensions: 1.39g, 19.09mm diameter Discussion: This coin was found in close proximity to an earlier coin of Stephen recorded on the PAS database (SF-03B476) and a William I penny recorded as SF-E90F66. The field has long been under plough, and has been detected on a number of occasions, but predominantly turns up Roman rather than early medieval material, and there is nothing to suggest that it was an active site in the 12^th century. Although it would be unusual for a coin of William I still to be in circulation by the reign of Stephen, and it is unlikely that this coin is directly associated with the other two, coins of Stephen himself are sufficiently rare that, in the absence of other 12^th-century activity, it seems more likely than not that the two coins were originally deposited together, perhaps as part of a small purse spill or hoard The coins have not been analysed, but coins of this period typically have a high silver content, far in excess of the 10% threshold required under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996). It is therefore our recommendation that this coin, together with the earlier coin of Stephen from the same site, fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act and constitutes Treasure.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2011T680

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1135
Date to: Circa AD 1141

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.39 g
Diameter: 19.09 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2011

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: WSW 026
Treasure case number: 2011T680

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Stephen of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Stephen BMC i (N 873; Watford)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right holding sceptre in right hand, all within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: []TIFNE RE[X]
Reverse description: Cross moline with fleur in each angle, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: PVLFPINE:ON:L[]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Near Bury St Edmunds

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Created: 12 years ago
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