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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-E7D05E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A late early-medieval silver cut halfpenny of Aethelred II (978-1016). Long cross type (North 774) dating to 997-1003. Minted by the moneyer Æthelnoth at uncertain mint. North (1994, 159).
It measures 19mm in diameter and weighs 0.6g
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: Exactly AD 997
Date to: Exactly AD 1003
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th March 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 774 (Long Cross) (Hild. D)
Obverse description: Bare-headed and draped bust facing left.
Obverse inscription: [...]ED REX A.NGL, N and G ligated.
Reverse description: Long cross voided with each limb terminating in three crescents.
Reverse inscription: ÆĐ/ELNO/[...]
Initial mark: Cross pattée.
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Willoughby Hedge
Spatial coordinates
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. | 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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