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Unique ID: PUBLIC-D5BAB7
Object type certainty: Certain
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Fragment of a silver penny of King Stephen (AD 1135 - 1154). Appears to be a broken cut-half. Cross moline with fleurs in angles reverse (Watford type) dating to the period c. AD 1136 – 1145. Spink 1278
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1135
Date to: Exactly AD 1154
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.34 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 25th January 2020
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Stephen of England
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Stephen BMC i (N 873; Watford)
Obverse description: sceptre in right hand
Reverse description: Cross moline with fleur in angle
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TQ1253
Four figure Latitude: 51.26516247
Four figure longitude: -0.39608533
1:25K map: TQ1253
1:10K map: TQ15SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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