Record ID: DUR-63DCBC
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: The hoard contains five silver coins of the Last Small Cross type of Aethelred II (978-1016). Last Small Cross type were issued between c.1009-1017, toward the end of his reign. All five coins are conform to the 777 type (fig 8) set out by North (1994, 160), with the obverse inscription 'ÆÐELRED REX ANG LOR'and the bust style indicating they are from Lincoln and York district mints. The size of the group is consistent with the contents of a purse. Coins of this type routinely have a silver content far in excess of the 10% threshold stipulated by the Treasure Act (1…
Created on: Thursday 6th April 2017
Last updated: Monday 30th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.