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COIN
Unique ID: OXON-7AC2F2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete early medieval (Anglo Saxon) penny of of Burgred of Mercia (AD 852-874). Lunette 'type A'. Moneyer: probably Dealinc (North 423).
Ref: North 1994: 100
The coin has an irregular break running between 9 and 3 o’clock, as seen on the obverse, leaving only half of its preserved. This break is ragged and does not look to be the result of the coin being cut.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 852
Date to: Circa AD 874
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.2 mm
Width: 11 mm
Weight: 0.61 g
Diameter: 18.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st September 2019 - Monday 10th February 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OMS receipt 2316
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Burgred of Mercia
Category: Coin of the kings of Mercia 8th-9th centuries
Type: N 423 (Burgred, lunette, unbroken)
Obverse description: Diademed bust right, the body breaking through the area of legend
Obverse inscription: BV[...]X
Reverse description: Reverse shows a three line Lunette, type A
Reverse inscription: M[ON]/DEAL[...]/•ET[A]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Culham CP
Spatial coordinates
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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