LON-55466F: Three silver Early Medeival silver pennies, one Aethelberht (AD 858-865/6) and two Aethelred II (AD 978-1016).

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Unique ID: LON-55466F

Object type certainty: Possibly
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Three silver Early Medeival silver pennies, one Æthelberht (AD 858-865/6) and two Aethelred II (AD 978-1016).

1. An Early Medieval silver penny of Æthelberht (AD 858-865/6), dating to AD 858. Mint: Canterbury, moneyer: Beagmund, 'Open Cross' type (AD858; North:91 no.620).

Obverse: Diademed bust right
Obverse inscription: AETHELBEARHT REX
Reverse: BEAHM/V[ND]MO/NETA in and around the arms of a beaded cross.
Die axis measurement: 12

Dimensions: diameter: 20.43mm; weight: 1.04g.

2. An Early Medieval silver penny of Aethelred II (AD 978-1016), dating to AD 1009-1017. Mint: Winchester, moneyer: Swileman, Last Small Cross (AD1009 -1016; North no.777). Hildebrand A

Obverse: Diademed bust left
Obverse inscription: AETHELRED REX AN
Reverse: Small cross pattee, A above.
Reverse inscription: [S]ǷILEM[A]N ON ǷINTCS[R] Ƿ= runic letter wen (W)
Die axis measurement: 12

Dimensions: diameter: 19.34mm; weight: 1.42g.

3. An Early Medieval silver penny of Aethelred II (AD 978-1016), dating to AD 1009-1017. Mint: Hereford, moneyer: Leofgar, Last Small Cross (AD1009 -1016; North no.777).

Obverse: Diademed bust left
Obverse inscription: AETHELRED REX ANG
Reverse: Small cross pattee
Reverse inscription: LEOFGAR ON HERE
Die axis measurement: 12

Dimensions: diameter: 19.63mm; weight: 1.77g.

Notes:

The three pennies where found over a 50 meter stretch of Thames foreshore and therefore not a hoard.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 858
Date to: Circa AD 1016

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 3

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: City of Westminster (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Vincent Square (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3078
Four figure Latitude: 51.4860175
Four figure longitude: -0.12909005
1:25K map: TQ3078
1:10K map: TQ37NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Mudlarking
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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