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COIN

Unique ID: BH-44DA5B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An Early-Medieval silver penny of Cnut (AD 1016-35) of short cross type (c.1029-1035/6; North 790); mint: Lincoln, moneyer: Colgrim. Ref: North 1994: 168.

The coin is incomplete, missing a section behind the head of the bust from the edge of the head.

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
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 1029
Date to: Circa AD 1035

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.93 g
Diameter: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th March 2016

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Cnut the Great
Mint or issue place: Lincoln
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066

Type: N 790 (Short Cross)
Obverse description: Draped bust left with lis-headed sceptre in front.
Obverse inscription: CNV[ ]RE[ ]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with pellet at centre within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: COLRIM O[ ] LINCO
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Ashwell (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL2540
Four figure Latitude: 52.04431072
Four figure longitude: -0.17877547
1:25K map: TL2540
1:10K map: TL24SE
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

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Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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