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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-C4B233
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver medieval penny of Stephen (1135-1154), cross voided and mullets type (BMC II), dating to 1145-50, Moneyer RODBE[RT], Hastings mint. As North 878.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1145
Date to: Circa AD 1150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.56 mm
Weight: 1.25 g
Diameter: 19.58 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th October 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Stephen of England
Mint or issue place: Hastings
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Stephen BMC ii (N 878; Cross Voided and Mullets)
Obverse description: Bearded crowned bust three-quarters left, holding sceptre in right hand.
Reverse description: Voided short cross, with a mullet in each angle.
Reverse inscription: RODB(E)[...](AS)
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Waverley (District)
Parish or ward: Ewhurst (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0841
Four figure Latitude: 51.15806994
Four figure longitude: -0.45700391
1:25K map: TQ0841
1:10K map: TQ04SE
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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