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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-475BF2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Medieval silver penny of William I (1066-87), Profile / Cross and trefoils type (1080-3; North 847, BMC viii), Minted by Oteer at Dorchester. ref: North 1994:192.
The obverse legend is unsual, with extra lettering and the seeming ligation of the M and R. However there is a trace of the original upright of the R under the second upright of the M suggesting they were over struck rather than deliberately ligated, either on the die in error, or on the coin.
Notes:
Two other coins of this mint and moneyer are listed on EMC, 1051.1090 and 1300.0249, but they are not die duplicates of this coin. No coins of this mint made under William I have previously been recorded on this database.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1080
Date to: Exactly AD 1083
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 1.33 g
Diameter: 19.1 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 19200
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: William the Conqueror
Mint or issue place: Dorchester
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: William I BMC vii (N 847)
Obverse description: Crowned and diademed bust facing right (shown in profile) and holding a sceptre in front.
Obverse inscription: PILLELILM REX, MR ligated
Reverse description: Cross potent with annulet in centre and a voided trefoil in each angle, the trefoils each with a pellet at the base.
Reverse inscription: OTEER ON DORECSI
Die axis measurement: 3 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: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Winsham CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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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