Record ID: WILT-21D084
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A modern forgery in silver of an early-medieval penny of Edward the Confessor (1042-66), 'expanding cross' type, light coinage (North 820), naming the Warwick mint and the moneyer Lufinc. The coin has been identified as part of a series of coin produced by Trevor Ashmore in the 1970s and 1980s (see Abramson 2012, 190). Diameter: 19mm; weight: 1.13g (17.4gn); die axis is 0.
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-114257
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Dr Gareth Williams, The British Museum, has examined images of this coin and others found with it and identified them as modern replicas produced from dies by Mr Trevor Ashmore. Examples of these replicas can be found in the British Museum, Coins and Medals, forgeries cabinet and all four examples of these replica coins are represented in an upcoming catalogue of modern replicas/fakes. It reporduces an Early-Medieval Edward the Elder Penny, Local type. It is silver and 20mm in diameter, weighing 1.51g (23.2gn). It has a die axis of 9. Moneyer: Athulf M…
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'probably Cricklade', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-113693
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Dr Gareth Williams, The British Museum, has examined images of this coin and others found with it and identified them as modern replicas produced from dies by Mr Trevor Ashmore. Examples of these replicas can be found in the British Museum, Coins and Medals, forgeries cabinet and all four examples of these replica coins are represented in an upcoming catalogue of modern replicas/fakes. It reproduces an early-Medieval Kingdom of Wessex Penny of Alfred, 'Edward the Elder' type. It is silver, 21mm in diameter and weighs 1.91g (29.4gn). It has a die axis of 3. Moneye…
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'probably Cricklade', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-6BAC03
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A MODERN REPLICA copying a silver penny of Alfred the Great of Wessex(871-99), Horizontal/Two-Line 'Edward the Elder' type (N639), originally struck c.880-99, mint: Winchester, moneyer: Wulfred. The coin belongs with a series struck from dies produced by Mr Trevor Ashmore. The coin was double struck, hence the distortions on obverse and reverse.
Created on: Tuesday 11th March 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 9th November 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-D35E13
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A MODERN REPLICA copying a silver penny of Alfred the Great of Wessex(871-99), Horizontal/Two-Line 'Edward the Elder' type (N639), originally struck c.880-99, mint: Winchester, moneyer: Wulfred. The coin belongs with a series struck from dies produced by Mr Trevor Ashmore. The coin was double struck, hence the distortions on obverse and reverse, and is over-large and over the standard weight.
Created on: Friday 29th September 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 9th November 2021
Spatial data recorded.