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COIN
Unique ID: SF-0019C2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver hammered penny struck for Stephen, dating c. 1136-1145. 'Watford' type, mint and moneyer uncertain. The coin is somewhat mis-struck on its reverse face. North 873.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1136
Date to: Circa AD 1145
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.34 g
Diameter: 19.63 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th December 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Stephen of England
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Stephen BMC i (N 873; Watford)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right, sceptre in front
Obverse inscription: ST[IEF]NE [REX]
Reverse description: Cross moline, fleur in each angle
Reverse inscription: [....]AD[]ES ON[...]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Wordwell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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