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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-43BDDE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver halfpenny of Edward the Elder (899-924), minted by Wulfheard (North 1994: 127, ref: 650).
Obverse: EADVV[ ]EARD RE; Small cross pattée
Reverse: VVIIIo/+++/IIARD (name in two lines divided by a row of three crosses)
Diameter: 16.1mm. Weight: 0.67g.
North, J. J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Notes:
Round halfpennies from the Anglo-Saxon period are very rare finds, this being the first recorded by PAS. The moneyer Wulfheard is not listed as halfpenny moneyer by North (1994: 127) but is a known moneyer for the contemporary issues of two-line pennies.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: National importance
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 899
Date to: Exactly AD 924
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.67 g
Diameter: 16.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 30th September 2015 - Wednesday 30th September 2015
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-410
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward the Elder
Category: Coin of the kings of Wessex 9th-10th centuries
Type: N 650 (Two-Line, halfpenny)
Obverse description: Small cross pattée
Obverse inscription: EADVV[ ]EARD RE
Reverse description: VVIIIo/+++/IIARD (name in two lines divided by a row of three crosses)
Reverse inscription: VVIIIo/+++/IIARD
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 | 127 | 650 |
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