SF-7D7E9B: Early Medieval coin: silver hammered cut halfpenny struck for Harold Godwinson

Rights Holder: Suffolk County Council
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: SF-7D7E9B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver hammered cut halfpenny struck for Harold II (Godwinson) dating to c. 1066. Uncertain moneyer at the mint of London, c.f North vol. I, p. 142, no. 836. Coins of this issue are relatively rare, only seven others are recorded on the PAS database.

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
Date from: Circa AD 1066
Date to: Circa AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 9.71 mm
Weight: 0.54 g
Diameter: 19.61 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 18th December 2017

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Harold Godwinson
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066

Type: N 836 (Pax)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, sceptre in front
Obverse inscription: [HAR]OLD REX AN[GL]
Reverse description: Across field and between two lines, PAX
Reverse inscription: +[.....]N LVNDE

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Stoke Ash

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: SF-A25C55
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
A silver hammered Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cut halfpenny struck for Harold II (Godwinson) dating to c. AD 1066. Possibly mint of London, …
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: LEIC-184738
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
A late Early Medieval silver cut halfpenny of Harold II (Godwinson) (1066), PAX type (North 836) dating AD 1066 (January-October), moneyer: �…
Workflow: Published

Find number: YORYM-E47C3B
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
A silver penny of Harold II Godwinson dating to the period AD 1066. PAX type. Moneyer Othbern. Mint of York. North Vol 1, p.182, no.836.
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.