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COIN

Unique ID: SF-232192

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete (cut half) medieval silver penny of Henry I, dating to the period AD 1131-?1134. Pellets in quatrefoil type. Uncertain mint and moneyer.

BMC xiv; North vol.I, no.870

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1131
Date to: Circa AD 1134

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.6 mm
Thickness: 0.59 mm
Weight: 0.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2020

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry I of England
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Henry I BMC xiv (N 870)
Obverse description: Bust facing, crowned and diademed, holding a sceptre. In field right, a star. Only top of head visible.
Obverse inscription: [HEN]RICV[S...]
Reverse description: Quatrefoil with star in centre and pellet on limbs; four lis around
Reverse inscription: +W[...]
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Waveney (District)
To be known as: TM3434281967

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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