Rights Holder: Norfolk County Council
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Unique ID: NMS-606BA0
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Silver cut halfpenny of Aethelred II, First Hand type, uncertain Lewes moneyer, North 766, c.979-85
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 979
Date to: Circa AD 985
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.54 g
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th October 2012 - Wednesday 14th November 2012
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SMR reference number: 29308
Other reference: AMD112012
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Mint or issue place: Lewes
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 766 (First Hand) (Hild. B1)
Obverse description: Diademed bust right
Obverse inscription: [...]EX ANGLO[..]
Reverse description: Hand
Reverse inscription: [...]M-O LAEPE
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TM1599
Four figure Latitude: 52.546372
Four figure longitude: 1.169443
1:25K map: TM1599
1:10K map: TM19NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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