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COIN
Unique ID: BH-AEDB58
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of Aethelred II (978-1016). 'First Hand' type, minted 979-985. Moneyer and mint: OZGAR MONET TOT (Totnes, Devon). Ref.: North 1980: 120, no. 766*.
Dimensions: 19.6mm diameter, 0.3mm thick. Weight not recorded.
Notes:
*North lists 'Osgar' as a moneyer at Bedford and Derby, but not at Totnes.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 979
Date to: Exactly AD 985
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Diameter: 19.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th September 2012
Rally details.
This object was found at Thesaurus group at Offley, Hertfordshire, September 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: TLB 2
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Mint or issue place: Totnes
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 766 (First Hand) (Hild. B1)
Obverse description: Diademed, draped bust right.
Obverse inscription: +AEDELRED REX ANGL
Reverse description: Hand of Providence issuing from clouds; at sides, 'A' 'W'.
Reverse inscription: +OZGAR MONET TOT
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Offley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 |
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