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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-30E3D5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete and worn Medieval silver short cross penny of Stephen (1135-1154). Awbridge type, 1154-1158 (North 1994: 164, ref: 881). Mint and moneyer unclear.
Obverse: [ ]; Bearded bust three quarters left, crowned and holding sceptre in right hand
Reverse: [ ]; Short cross voided within beaded quatrefoil; in each angle, a fleur springing from the quatrefoil
Diameter: 20.5mm. Weight: 1.36g.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1154
Date to: Exactly AD 1158
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.36 g
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd June 2016 - Thursday 2nd June 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-3-144
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Stephen of England
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Stephen BMC vii (N 881; Awbridge)
Obverse description: Bearded bust three quarters left, crowned and holding sceptre in right hand
Obverse inscription: ST[ ]
Reverse description: Short cross voided within beaded quatrefoil; in each angle, a fleur springing from the quatrefoil
Reverse inscription: +[ ]D
Initial mark: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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 | 164 | 881 |
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