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.

Record ID: SF-B51EF6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hammered penny struck for Edward the Confessor (1047-66), Expanding Cross type (heavy sub-type) (North 141, no 823), issued by the moneyer Morcere at Bury St Edmunds c. AD 1050-55, and subsequently modified to form coin-brooch or badge. The reverse has been gilded, indicating that this side was intended to be displayed, with the gilding extending round the edge onto the obverse, leaving most of the obverse uncovered. A variety of pin fittings are known from coin-brooches of this period. These are most commonly riveted to the coin, but occasionally soldered. In this case no si…
Created on: Friday 3rd November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 9th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.