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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-5DBD31
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver cut halfpenny of William I, PAXS type, North 850, moneyer ELFD[...] of uncertain mint, c.1083-6 (find 7c)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1083
Date to: Circa AD 1086
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.47 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011 - Tuesday 15th November 2011
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 54758
Other reference: SB112011
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: William the Conqueror
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: William I BMC viii (crown 3; N 850)
Obverse description: Crowned bust with sceptre facing
Obverse inscription: [...]REX
Reverse description: Cross, P A X S in annulets in angles
Reverse inscription: ELFD[...]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Narford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7613
Four figure Latitude: 52.686094
Four figure longitude: 0.602424
1:25K map: TF7613
1:10K map: TF71SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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