HAMP-DFBE71: Medieval coin : penny of Henry I

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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-DFBE71

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A medieval penny of Henry I (1100-35), annulets type (North 857; BMC i), mint of Oxford, struck by the moneyer Hermien, dating to c.1100.

Notes:

This coin was identified by Dr Martin Allen and has been recorded on the Early Medieval Coin database as EMC 2019.0265

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.36 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th September 2019 - Friday 20th September 2019

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry I of England
Mint or issue place: Oxford
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Henry I BMC i (N 857)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, annulets by neck.
Obverse inscription: + HINRI REX N [EXN ligated]
Reverse description: Cross fleury with three pellets in each angle, the latter on a pile resting on the inner circle.
Reverse inscription: + DRMIEN ON OXNE
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Droxford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6016
Four figure Latitude: 50.94032943
Four figure longitude: -1.14741436
1:25K map: SU6016
1:10K map: SU61NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1963	English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd		857

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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