Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
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Unique ID: NLM-0D491E
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver coin. Penny of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), as kindly identified by Alex Bliss, who comments: 'One of the more interesting misidentifications I have encountered. This is very clearly a small-flan penny of Edward the Confessor, struck under the moneyer COLGRIM at Lincoln..
Obverse description: Bust possibly helmeted and cuirassed left.
Obverse inscription: +EANRE AD RE; the initial cross doubles as X
Reverse description: Voided long cross, possibly with central trefoil and possibly with small stray letters or objects in three quarters.
Reverse inscription: +CO/ER/[?I]/HO/LI
Diameter: 13.9mm, Weight: 1.01gms, die axis: possibly12
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Exactly AD 1042
Date to: Exactly AD 1066
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.01 g
Diameter: 13.9 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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Other reference: NLM29425
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward the Confessor
Mint or issue place: Lincoln
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 819 (Small Flan [var: with sceptre])
Obverse description: Bust possibly helmeted and cuirassed left
Obverse inscription: +EANRE AD RE
Reverse description: Voided long cross, possibly with central trefoil and possibly with small stray letters or objects in three quarters.
Reverse inscription: +CO/ER/[?I]/HO/LI
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.