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COIN
Unique ID: SF-86FCD1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) penny of Cuthred, King of Kent, c.798-807 AD, mint: Canterbury, moneyer: Duda.
Portrait type as North, 1980: no. 211; Naismith C30.1. The flan has some slight damage to one side but otherwise the coin is in good condition.
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
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 798
Date to: Circa AD 807
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.26 g
Diameter: 19.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th August 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's Ref.: 1148
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Cuthred of Kent
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: Penny of the kings of Kent 8th-9th centuries
Type: N 211 (Cuthred; portrait; rev. cross)
Obverse description: Diademed bust right, within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: +CVÐRED REX CANT
Reverse description: Cross pommee with wedges in angles, within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: +DVDA MONETA
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Great Finborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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