Rights Holder: Cambridgeshire County Council
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Unique ID: CAM-EA5AD5
Object type certainty: Certain
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An early-medieval silver penny of Aethelred II (978-1016), long cross type (North 774; c.997-1003), mint: Huntingdon, moneyer: Aelfric. Ref: North 1994: 159.
Obverse shows A bare-headed bust left. Obverse legend reads ÆÐELRED REX ANGLO.
Reverse shows a long cross voided, single pellet at centre, each limb terminating in three crescents. There is a die flaw visible in the second quarter of the reverse. Reverse reads +ÆL/FRIC/M_O(with pellet in centre of o)/NVNT.
Die axis is 6 o'clock. Weight is 1.38g, diameter is 20.9mm, thickness is 0.8mm.
See North, J.J., 1980. English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 London : Spink & Son London I pp.158-167, pl.13-(no.9-12), no.774.
Treasure case 2017T664 has two coins associated to it, CAM-34C689 & CAM-EA5AD5.
Notes:
The coin is die-linked to another specimen at Reading Museum- see SBCI 11, no. 83 (online at EMC 1011.0083).
Coinage from the Huntingdon mint is very rare, the PAS having only recorded one other from this mint (BH-D12597- a penny of Edward the Confessor).
Subsequently CAM-34C689 also a penny of Aethelred II has been recorded on the PAS database.
Confirmed treasure at Coroner's inquest 11/04/2018.
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Current location of find: St Neots Museum, Cambridgeshire
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure case tracking number: 2017T664
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 997
Date to: Circa AD 1003
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.38 g
Diameter: 20.9 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 4th March 2017 - Saturday 4th March 2017
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Other reference: Coroner's ref.no.280.
Treasure case number: 2017T664
Museum accession number: SNEMU.2019.32 .
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Æthelred the Unready
Mint or issue place: Huntingdon
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066
Type: N 774 (Long Cross) (Hild. D)
Obverse description: A bare-headed bust left.
Obverse inscription: ÆÐELRED REX ANGLO
Reverse description: Long cross voided, single pellet at centre, each limb terminating in three crescents.
Reverse inscription: +ÆL/FRIC/M_O/NVNT
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | pp.158-167, pl.13-(no.9-12), no.774. |