KENT-5E8DDA: Silver Penny of Edward the Confessor

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Unique ID: KENT-5E8DDA

Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver early-medieval penny of Edward the Confessor dating to the period AD 1044 - 1046. Small cross pattée on reverse. Mint of Chester, moneyer Ælfsige. Cf. North, Vol. I, p. 140, no. 816.

Measurements: 17.68mm in diameter, 0.99mm thick and 1.04g in weight.

Subsequent actions

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
Date from: Circa AD 1046
Date to: Circa AD 1048

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.99 mm
Weight: 1.04 g
Diameter: 17.68 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward the Confessor
Mint or issue place: Chester
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066

Type: N 816 (Radiate - Small Cross) (Hild. A)
Obverse description: Radiate bust left
Obverse inscription: EDPE [R]DREX
Reverse description: Small cross pattée
Reverse inscription: +ÆLFSIGEONLEICE
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (District)
Parish or ward: Newchurch (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR0529
Four figure Latitude: 51.02380899
Four figure longitude: 0.92179209
1:25K map: TR0529
1:10K map: TR02NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1980	English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272	London	Spink & Son London

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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