COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-C26EE4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Notes:

There are five other Aethelheard/Coenwulf pennies on the PAS database - LEIC-C7F9E2 (Shackerstone, Leics), SUSS-1738A0 (Sutton, West Sussex), BUC-B0EF67 (Great Missenden, Bucks), DENO-4216F8 (Clipstone, Nottinghamshire) and IOW-D18A58 (Isle of Wight). There are 20 Aethelheard/Coenwulf pennies on the Early Medieval Coin Corpus, all from SE of a line from the Severn to the Humber. 14 of these are of type North 232, and of these 3 are from Hampshire. This example is the first from Hampshire recorded on the PAS database.

This coin is recorded with the Early Medieval Coin Corpus as 2015.0179

Find of note status

This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.

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 798
Date to: Circa AD 805

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.33 g
Diameter: 19.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 23rd May 2015 - Saturday 23rd May 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Archbishop Aethelheard of Canterbury and Coenwulf of Mercia
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: Penny of the Archbishops of Canterbury 8th-9th century

Type: N 232 (Group III)
Obverse description: EP within inner beaded circle, initial cross of five pellets.
Obverse inscription: +AEDILHE.AR'DAR
Reverse description: M in beaded inner circle, initial cross of five pellets.
Reverse inscription: +COENVVLFR'EX
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock