Rights Holder: Suffolk County Council
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Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete (clipped) silver medieval penny of Stephen, dating to the period AD 1135-54. Uncertain mint and moneyer.
Martin Allen (pers. com.) comments: 'this is type 206 in R.P Mack's 1966 article on 'Stephen and the Anarchy 1135-1154'. Mack only knew of one mostly illegible coin, and he was unable to suggest an attribution. North did not list the variety. This new coin (EMC 2018.0131) is also largely illegible unfortunately.'
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1135
Date to: Circa AD 1154
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.06 mm
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 19.82 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2018
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Other reference: EMC 2018.0131
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Stephen of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Stephen (no further details)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right, holding sceptre in front of head
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Short cross with fleur-shaped terminals and three conjoined pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [...]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.