FAJN-1C2181: Medieval coin: penny of Henry I

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COIN

Unique ID: FAJN-1C2181

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A medieval silver penny of Henry I (1100-35), 'quadrilateral on cross fleury' type (1125-c35; BMC type xv; North 871), mint: London, moneyer: Blacaman (possibly). Ref: North 1994: 198.

The coin is struck on an irregularly-shaped, slightly chipped flan.

Find of note status

This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1125
Date to: Circa AD 1135

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.32 g
Diameter: 18 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Henry I BMC xv (N 871)
Obverse description: Bust facing, turned three-quarters, crowned and holding sceptre
Obverse inscription: +hENRICVS[ ]
Reverse description: Quatrefoil with lis in each corner over cross fleury; a pellet in each angle of cross within the quatrefoil.
Reverse inscription: [ ]A[ ]AN[ ]LVN
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Wheatfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6999
Four figure Latitude: 51.68552882
Four figure longitude: -1.00330492
1:25K map: SU6999
1:10K map: SU69NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
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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Workflow: Published

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Object type: COIN
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Workflow: Published

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 4 months ago

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