LIN-D4D217: Medieval silver penny

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COIN

Unique ID: LIN-D4D217

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A silver penny of Stephen, 'Watford' type, struck circa 1136-45.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1135
Date to: Circa AD 1154

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.33 g
Diameter: 19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st June 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: Stephen of England
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Stephen BMC i (N 873; Watford)
Obverse description: Bust right, crowned and diademed, holding sceptre in right hand.
Obverse inscription: STIEF[NE REX]
Reverse description: Cross moline with a fleur in each angle.
Reverse inscription: [ ]E:ON.?R[ ]
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: Addlethorpe

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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