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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-F27F5A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver penny of William I (AD 1066-1087), dating from AD 1066-68. Profile/Cross Fleury type, BMC i. North (1994) no.841. Moneyer Ealdgar at London.
Measurements: 19.37mm in diameter, 0.82mm in thickness: weight:1.1g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1066
Date to: Circa AD 1068
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.82 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 19.37 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: EMC 2019.0250
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: William the Conqueror
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Obverse description: Bust facing Left. No Sceptre.
Obverse inscription: +PILLE[MVS REX] I
Reverse description: Cross Fleury
Reverse inscription: EAL[____] ON LUND
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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: Clanfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU7316
Four figure Latitude: 50.93883268
Four figure longitude: -0.96241971
1:25K map: SU7316
1:10K map: SU71NW
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. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | 841 |
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