Record ID: NCL-692D83
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Penny of Edward the Confessor 1048-1050. As North number: 818. NOTE: this is a modern forgery made of resin! It has been recorded to serve as a parallel for other coins likely to be made from the same dies. With the exception of its material, which feels light for a comparative thickness in silver and slightly waxy, all other elements of the coin appear legitimate. Indeed, some coins of Edward the Confessor on the PAS database are actually lighter than this example. However, this was a metal-detected discovery and produced a faint metallic signal in the ground. XRF indic…
Created on: Friday 19th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 7th December 2010
Spatial data recorded.