Rights Holder: Alexander Bliss
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: SF-506986

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver hammered cut halfpenny of Cnut, dating to c. 1029-1036. Short-cross type, mint Leicester, moneyer uncertain. BMC XVI.

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 1029
Date to: Circa AD 1036

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 8.16 mm
Weight: 0.55 g
Diameter: 16.22 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 30th August 2018

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Cnut the Great
Mint or issue place: City of Leicester
Category: Coin of the kings of All England 924/5-1066

Type: N 790 (Short Cross)
Obverse description: Diademed bust left, sceptre in front
Obverse inscription: CNV[...]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with annulet in centre quartering coin, legend around
Reverse inscription: +LI[...]IHRA (HR ligated)

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
Parish or ward: Compton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU7617
Four figure Latitude: 50.94743639
Four figure longitude: -0.91952265
1:25K map: SU7617
1:10K map: SU71NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: OXON-1F8A1D
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
A silver hammered cut halfpenny of Cnut, dating to c. 1029-1036. Short-cross type, mint and moneyer uncertain, possibly Hereford or Huntingdo…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: SUR-5EF4C4
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
A penny of Cnut, Short Cross type, AD1029-1036, Mint of Thetford, Moneyer Aelfwold.
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: SUSS-CFB314
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
A worn 11th-century silver late early-medieval cut halfpenny of Cnut, Short cross type, struck at an uncertain mint by the moneyer Ælfwold (…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.