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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-07DB03
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An early medieval silver coin: a cut farthing of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Trefoil Quadrilateral type (1046 - 1048), moneyer probably Osferth at Lincoln. It is 13.2mm long, 9.3mm wide and 0.7mm thick. It weighs 0.33gm.
For reference, see North, volume 1, number 817. Only one other coin of this type and moneyer has been found on either EMC or PAS databases: see EMC number 1996.0249.
Notes:
Original secondary identifier: Amy Downes (changed for validation purposes only)
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: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 1046
Date to: Circa AD 1048
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.2 mm
Width: 9.3 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.33 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th December 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Doncaster 00984
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Edward the Confessor
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 817 (Trefoil Quadrilateral) (Hild. C)
Obverse description: A diademed bust facing left with a pommee headed sceptre in front.
Obverse inscription: [EDPE]RD [REX]
Reverse description: A voided short cross overlaid with a quadrilateral ornament; three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: (+)OSF[...]
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Owersby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0594
Four figure Latitude: 53.432338
Four figure longitude: -0.421036
1:25K map: TF0594
1:10K map: TF09SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | number 817 |
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