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Unique ID: HAMP-1716F0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A late Early-Medieval (Anglo Saxon) penny of Edward the Martyr (AD 975-8); 'small cross' type (North 763); moneyer: Seaxbeorht (Sehxbyryht); mint: Lewes. Ref: North 1994: 157-8.
The coin shows slightly odd wear patterns with the bust on the obverse and a small patch of the inscription very worn in comparison to the rest of the coin, with the wear in the inscription mirrored with similar wear on the reverse.
Notes:
The coinage of Edward the Matryr is rare, PAS having recorded only 19 examples to date (21-4-15), this being the first from the Lewes mint. The moneyer Seaxbeorht (Sehxbyryht) is listed on only a single coin on EMC (1002.0742) from the Glasgow collection (SCBI 2 no. 742). This coin appears to be a die duplicate.
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: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 975
Date to: Circa AD 978
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.36 g
Diameter: 20.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th December 2014 - Wednesday 11th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Entry Form 4252
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward the Martyr
Mint or issue place: Lewes
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 763 (Edward Martyr's Small Cross)
Obverse description: Diademed bust left. The bust and a patch of the inscription at about 5 o'clock is markedly more worn than the rest of coin (as if it had been rubbed)
Obverse inscription: +EADPEARD [R]EX ANGLORX (ORX ligated)
Reverse description: Small cross pattée. A patch of the inscription at about 3 o'clock is markedly more worn than the rest of the reverse.
Reverse inscription: +SEHX[B]YRYHT M_O LAEV.(AE ligated)
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Cassington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | 157 | 763 |
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