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SF-469513: Early-Medieval coin: cut halfpenny of Edward the Confessor, small flan type

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COIN

Unique ID: SF-469513

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

A silver cut halfpenny of Edward the Confessor, small flan type, c.1048-1050 AD. As North, 1980: no. 818.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1048
Date to: Circa AD 1050

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.46 g
Diameter: 14.06 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward the Confessor
Mint or issue place: Lincoln
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066

Type: N 818 (Small Flan) (Hild. B)
Obverse description: Diademed bust left
Obverse inscription: []RD RE[]
Reverse description: Voided short cross
Reverse inscription: +L[E?...]NCO
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Sutton

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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