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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-04DD15
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
An early medieval silver penny of Bishop Eadberht of London (772/82-787/89) jointly with Offa of Mercia (757-96), Light Coinage (c.780/85-92), mint: London (Chick 79; North 281). Ref: Chick 2010: plate 11; North 1994: 85.
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Very few examples of coin issued in the name of Bishop Eadberht have been recorded by the PAS. Other examples include NLM-4B4EB4 and BUC-1279D1.
All pennies of Bishop Eadberht were issued jointly with Offa of Mercia.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 780
Date to: Circa AD 792
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.18 g
Diameter: 16.8 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: CIMS OEF 7546
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Offa of Mercia and Bishop Eadberht of London
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of the kings of Mercia 8th-9th centuries
Type: N 281 (CEB 36)
Obverse description: Lozenge with incurved sides, circle within containing a cross.
Obverse inscription: O/FF/AR/EX
Reverse description: Moneyer arranged in two lines within a beaded rectangle. EP below, cross above
Reverse inscription: ADB // ERHT // EP
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Braintree (District)
Parish or ward: Toppesfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL7236
Four figure Latitude: 51.99580647
Four figure longitude: 0.50391653
1:25K map: TL7236
1:10K map: TL73NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick, D. | 2010 | The Coinage of Offa and His Contemporaries | London | Spink | |||
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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