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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-7500F8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An early-medieval silver penny of Coenwulf of Mercia (796-821), minted by Wihtred in an East Anglian mint, probably Ipswich (North 372; Cn 109; Naismith E12.7). Ref: North 1994: 95; Naismith 2011.
The edges are crumpled, folded and incomplete. The reverse design is most similar to Naismith 12.7d with annulets instead of pellets within the cental box.
Notes:
This coin is the first of its type recorded on the PAS database.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Exactly AD 796
Date to: Exactly AD 821
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.72 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st February 2018 - Wednesday 28th February 2018
Personal details
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Coenwulf of Mercia
Mint or issue place: East Anglia
Category: Coin of the kings of Mercia 8th-9th centuries
Type: N 372 (Cn. 109)
Obverse description: Bust facing right. Eye is an annulet. The hair is composed of at least 6 annulets.
Obverse inscription: [COENWVLF] REX
Reverse description: Square/diamond with a cross on each exterior corner. Within the square there is a central pellet with a four annulets surrounding it.
Reverse inscription: [PI / HT] / R / [ED]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Harbury (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3760
Four figure Latitude: 52.23695467
Four figure longitude: -1.45960638
1:25K map: SP3760
1:10K map: SP36SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naismith, R | 2011 | The Coinage of Southern England 796-865 | London | British Numismatic Society | |||
| 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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