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COIN

Unique ID: SUR-CFF85A

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Two fragments of a silver Medieval penny of Henry I (1100-1135), Cross in Quatrefoil type (BMC IX and North 865), dating to 1109. Obverse: bust facing, crowned and diademed, in right hand a sceptre surmounted by a quatrefoil of annulets. Reverse: Cross pattee within pointed quatrefoil, four quatrefoils on annulets in field. Unclear moneyer or mint.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1109
Date to: Circa AD 1109

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 11.4 mm
Width: 11 mm
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.27 g

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry I of England
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Henry I BMC ix (N 865)
Obverse description: Bust facing, crowned and diademed, in right hand a sceptre surmounted by a quatrefoil of annulets.
Obverse inscription: [...]EH[...]
Reverse description: Cross pattee within pointed quatrefoil, four quatrefoils on annulets in field.
Reverse inscription: [...]GR(O)[...]
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU7037
Four figure Latitude: 51.12801137
Four figure longitude: -1.00105917
1:25K map: SU7037
1:10K map: SU73NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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

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Updated: 4 years ago

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