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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-B56471
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver penny of Coenwulf of Mercia (796-821); East Anglian portrait type (c. 800-821); mint: East Anglia (Ipswich?); moneyer: Lul (North 1994: 94, ref: 363; Naismith E10.2).
The coin is most similar to Naismith E10.2q showing the same larger bust and spelling on the obverse, and the same lettering style and decorative rosettes of pellets on the reverse.
Obverse: CoNVVLF [REX m]; Large draped and diademed bust facing right
Reverse: +/L/V/L; Long cross fourchee enclosing moneyer's name; rosette of pellets in each outer angle
Diameter: 18.7mm. Weight: 0.89g.
Reference: R. Naismith (2011), The Coinage of Southern England 796-865, British Numismatic Society.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 821
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.89 g
Diameter: 18.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 19th August 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2013-1-366
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Coenwulf of Mercia
Mint or issue place: East Anglia
Category: Coin of the kings of Mercia 8th-9th centuries
Type: N 363 (Cn. 98)
Obverse description: Large draped and diademed bust facing right
Obverse inscription: CoNVVLF [REX m]
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee enclosing moneyer's name; rosette of pellets in each outer angle
Reverse inscription: +/L/V/L
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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