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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-FCC327
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver medieval penny of Henry I
Type X dated to 1117
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX [A N]
Reverse description: Cross fleury
Reverse inscription: ALFPI[NE ON ]LVND
Moneyer: Alfwine
Mint: London
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1117
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.36 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 13th August 2013
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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: London
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Henry I BMC x (N 866)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX [A N]
Reverse description: Cross fleury
Reverse inscription: ALFPI[NE ON ]LVND
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Stroud (District)
To be known as: Hardwicke
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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