COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-DA7396

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Notes:

The coin is from the same set of dies as coin no. 9 on plate XVIII in Mossop "The Lincoln Mint".

The coin is recorded on the Early Medieval Corpus as EMC 2011.0236.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 1003
Date to: Circa AD 1009

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.41 g
Diameter: 19.31 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th October 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: EMC 2011.0236

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Mint or issue place: Lincoln
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066

Type: N 775 (Helmet) (Hild. E)
Obverse description: Bust left in armour and radiate helmet
Obverse inscription: +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGL
Reverse description: Long cross voided, each limb terminating in three crescents, over a square with a trefoil at each point.
Reverse inscription: +OSMVND MO LINC
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine