|
Date: |
|
Description: | Five medieval coins were found in the area. Four are short cross pennies, all of the London mint whilst the fifth coin is a cut short cross halfpenny, also of London. All the pennies are in crisp, barely-circulated condition; apparent wear on a couple of coins being due to areas of flat striking. Three of the pennies are of the moneyer Abel, the other two coins of Ricard. All the pennies are class 5 or 6 issues of John whilst the cut halfpenny is a class 3 or 4 issue of Richard I or John. The similarities of condition, date of striking not to mention the fact that all coins are of London, suggest that this group constitutes a dispersed hoard. It is most probable that these coins were the contents (or part of the contents) of a small purse, having lain together in the soil until they were disturbed by agricultural activity. Judging by the condition of the coins this putative purse must have been lost at some time in the late 1210s or 1220s. The cut halfpenny may be extraneous but, on the balance of probability, probably does belong with the other coins.CatalogueRichard or John, cut halfpenny, class 3 or 4, moneyer Ricard of London, c1190-1204John, penny, class 5a2*, moneyer Ricard of London, c1203-5John, penny, class 6b1, moneyer Abel of London, c1213-15John, penny, class 6b-c, moneyer Abel of London, c1213-16John, penny, class 6b-c, moneyer Abel of London, c1213-16
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
COIN
Silver penny of John, short…
-
COIN
Silver penny of John, short…
-
COIN
Silver penny of John, short…
-
COIN
Silver cut halfpenny of John,…
-
COIN
Silver penny of John, short…
-
COIN
Silver cut halfpenny of John,…
-
COIN
Silver penny of John, short…
-
COIN
Silver cut halfpenny of John,…
-
COIN
Silver cut halfpenny of John,…
-
COIN
Silver cut halfpenny of John,…
|