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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-602BF4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver penny of Æthelred II (978-1016); Last Small Cross type (North 777); moneyer: Godwine; mint: London; date c. 1009-17.
Obverse: + (cross pattée) ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLO; Diademed bust left
Reverse: + (cross pattée) GODPINE M·ON LVN; Small cross pattée
Diameter: 19.2mm. Weight: 1.47g. DA=12:6.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 1009
Date to: Circa AD 1017
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.47 g
Diameter: 19.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-3-110
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 777 (Last Small Cross) (Hild. A)
Obverse description: Diademed bust bust left
Obverse inscription: + (cross pattée) ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLO
Reverse description: Small cross pattée
Reverse inscription: + (cross pattée) GODPINE M•ON LVN
Initial mark: Cross pattée
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely 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: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 160, plate 13 | 777 |
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