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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-F28D23
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A probable modern fake of a penny of Edward the Confessor, Winchester mint. The coin appears to be imitating a hammer cross type (AD 1059-1062) although there is no annulet in the quarters of the cross as is usual for this series. The obverse inscription reads 'EADHARRD REX', crowned bust with sceptre right. The reverse reads 'ELFPINNE ON PINC'. The coin is of a very tinny white metal, and is of the correct weight and diameter however there is little wear and no tarnishing and the metal does not look or feel right for silver of this period.
Notes:
John Naylor, Finds Advisor for post-Roman coinage at the Ashmolean Museum has examined this coin and is also of the opinion that it is a modern forgery.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.17 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st October 2013 - Wednesday 20th November 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2013.700
Materials and construction
Primary material: White metal
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Inkpen (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3563
Four figure Latitude: 51.36499206
Four figure longitude: -1.49865433
1:25K map: SU3563
1:10K map: SU36SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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