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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-1F92A6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete Medieval silver penny of William I (1066-87), Profile / Cross and trefoils type (1080-3; North 847, BMC vii); moneyer: Ulf; mint: Lincoln. Ref: North 1994: 192.
Obverse: PILLELM REX; Bust right crowned and diademed, in front a sceptre.
Reverse: VLF ON LINCLNEI; Cross pattée with annulet in centre; in each angle, a voided trefoil.
Diameter: 19.0g. Weight: 1.47g. DA=12:12.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1080
Date to: Exactly AD 1083
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.47 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th January 2020 - Wednesday 29th January 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2020-1-30
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: William the Conqueror
Mint or issue place: Lincoln
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: William I BMC vii (N 847)
Obverse description: Bust right crowned and diademed, in front a sceptre
Obverse inscription: PILLELM REX
Reverse description: Cross pattée with annulet in centre; in each angle, a voided trefoil
Reverse inscription: VLF ON LINCLNEI
Initial mark: cross pattée
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 192 | 847. BMC vii |
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