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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-84CA7E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Early medieval Northumbrian styca, probably a mid-ninth century derivative issue.
Denomination: Styca
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (Northumbrian illegible)
Mint or issue place: Northumbria
Category: Styca of Northumbria and York
Type: N 191.9 (Derivative 'stycas' of the mid-ninth century)
Obverse description: Central pellets, blundered legend, retrograde
Obverse inscription: blundered legend, retrograde Reverse description: central cross, blundered legend, retrograde
Reverse inscription: blundered legend, retrograde
Initial mark: none
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
NB: The find was not seen by the FLO; the images and findspot information were kindly supplied by the finder.
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 835
Date to: Circa AD 845
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Styca
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (Northumbrian illegible)
Mint or issue place: Northumbria
Category: Styca of Northumbria and York
Type: N 191.9 (Derivative 'stycas' of the mid-ninth century)
Obverse description: central pellets, blundered legend, retrograde
Obverse inscription: blundered legend, retrograde
Reverse description: central cross, blundered legend, retrograde
Reverse inscription: blundered legend, retrograde
Initial mark: none
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
To be known as: Milnthorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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