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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-CA3E1D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver penny of Ethelred II (978-1016), minted by Leofget at Malmesbury. Long cross type, 997-1003 (North 1994: 159, ref: 774).
Obverse: + (cross pattée) ÆÐELRED REX ANGLOR; Bare-headed bust left
Reverse: + (cross pattée) LEO/FGET/MΩO/MALD; Long cross voided, each limb terminating in three crescents
Diameter: 19.9mm. Weight: 1.36g. DA=12:12.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Notes:
Find-spot marked with a heap of stones. GPS position to be obtained by finder on next available low tide.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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: Exactly AD 997
Date to: Exactly AD 1003
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.36 g
Diameter: 19.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th September 2015 - Saturday 5th September 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: EMC 2016.0123 IOW2015-3-110
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Mint or issue place: Malmesbury
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 774 (Long Cross) (Hild. D)
Obverse description: Bare-headed bust left
Obverse inscription: + (cross pattée) ÆÐELRED REX ANGLOR
Reverse description: Long cross voided, each limb terminating in three crescents
Reverse inscription: + (cross pattée) LEO/FGET/MΩO/MALD
Initial mark: Cross pattée
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 159 | 774 |
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