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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-CBA1F6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1089
Date to: Circa AD 1092
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.94 mm
Weight: 1.38 g
Diameter: 19.92 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2004
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: William II of England
Mint or issue place: Rochester
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing holding a sword.
Obverse inscription: + WILLELM REX
Reverse description: Quatrefoil with pellet at each angle enclosing a cross pattée with annulet in centre.
Reverse inscription: AELSTAN ON ROFEC
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
To be known as: Nr. Eastbourne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 154 | 852 |
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