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Description: | The coin is a silver penny of Henry II (1164-89), Cross-Crosslets (Tealby) type, issued by the moneyer William, probably at Newcastle, c. 1158-80. The poor condition of the obverse does not permit a more detailed classification by sub-type. The reverse of the coin is gilt, indicating that this side of the coin was to be displayed as a brooch or badge, while some sort of pin fastening would have been attached to the other side. This fastening is now lost, but was probably soldered to the coin, as there is no remaining sign of rivets or other means of attachment, while several patches of discolouration on the obverse may represent traces of solder. The coin is bent, and if this occurred while the pin fastening was still attached, this might well have been sufficient to break a weakly soldered join. Coin brooches or badges of this type are known from the late Anglo-Saxon and Norman period (G. Williams, 'Coin-brooches of Edward the Confessor and William I, BNJ 71 (2002), 60-70; 'More Late Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coin Jewellery', BNJ 76 (2006), 337-39) and although this is somewhat later than the main group, there is some evidence for coin jewellery of this broad type across the intervening period.
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse inscription: +VVILAME:ON:N_
Die axis: 270? | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1158
1180 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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