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Unique ID: HESH-80F002
Object type certainty: Certain
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A medieval silver penny of Henry I (1100-35) of larger profile/cross and annulets type (dating c.1113;North 864; BMC 8), mint: Exeter, moneyer: Dunninc. Ref: North 1994: 197-9.
The coin is in fair condition, poorly struck with substantial parts of the inscription illegible. The flan is badly chipped and broken in places.
Notes:
This is a significant find, extending the known types issued from the Exeter mint and is the first PAS-recorded find of Henry I's coinage from Wales.
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1113
Date to: Circa AD 1113
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 21.4 mm
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Other reference: Shropshire Museum Service; Object Entry Form: E. 01900; EMC 2018.0060
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry I of England
Mint or issue place: Exeter
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Henry I BMC viii (N 864)
Obverse description: Bust left crowned and diademed; in front a sceptre
Obverse inscription: HE[NRI REX]
Reverse description: Cross pattee with annulet centre; in each angle, an annulet enclosing a pellet
Reverse inscription: +DV[ ]IC:ON:EXE:
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |