SUSS-CEC410: Early Medieval Coin: Silver Penny of Coenwulf of Mercia

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-CEC410

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An Early Medieval silver penny of Coenwulf of Mercia (AD 796-821). Group I (without portrait), Substantive Type, dating from AD 796-c. 805). Canterbury mint. Moneyer: Eaba (T). Cf. North 1994 Vol I, p. 92, no. 342; BMC 93.

Find of note status

This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance

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 796
Date to: Circa AD 805

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 18.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 8th October 2014

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Coenwulf of Mercia
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: Coin of the kings of Mercia 8th-9th centuries

Type: N 342 (Cn. 5-22)
Obverse description: COENWVLF REX around M.
Obverse inscription: + CoEN[W]VLF REX
Reverse description: Tribrach moline of three lines.
Reverse inscription: +E/A/BA
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
Parish or ward: Willingdon and Jevington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ5601
Four figure Latitude: 50.78758744
Four figure longitude: 0.21177377
1:25K map: TQ5601
1:10K map: TQ50SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date is that first reported and recorded.
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 11 months ago

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