Record ID: SF-06A165
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A silver penny of William I the Conqueror (1066-1087), 19mm in diameter, chipped at two points, that has been turned into a coin brooch with small traces of solder for the attachment of the catch on the obverse side and a gilt reverse side which exhibits a cross. The coin is rather worn with the secondary gilt finish surviving in the recesses between the motifs and lettering on the reverse and in small areas on the obverse where the gilding survives around parts of the border. Coin type: silver penny of William I, two sceptres type (BMC iv), Thetford mint,moneyer Cinric, reading:…
Created on: Friday 5th December 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Aldeburgh', grid reference and parish protected.