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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-A8F0A2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A medieval silver penny of Henry I (1100-35), bmc type iv / North 860 (c.AD1105): mint: Exeter; moneyer: Oter.
Recorded on the Fitzwilliam's Corpus of Early Medieval Coins, reference no. EMC 2012.0241.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1105
Date to: Circa AD 1105
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 26th September 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: EMC 2012.0241
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry I of England
Mint or issue place: Exeter
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Henry I BMC iv (N 860)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, sceptre in right hand
Obverse inscription: +hENR[ ]RE
Reverse description: Four annulets between four piles
Reverse inscription: +OTERONEXCEST: (NE ligated)
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: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Greetham area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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