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Description: | A highly worn and fragmentary later early-medieval cut quarter penny (Farthing), uncertain ruler but likely dating from the reign of Cnut starting c.1016 to the end of the reign of Edward the Confessor (c. 1066). Possibly Cnut (r.1016-1035) pointed helmet type North 787 or 789 (c.1024-1030). Coin probably minted at Canterbury. If type is the aforementioned: Obverse: '[CNU]T:/[RE(C)X (AN)' Bust left wearing pointed helmet with sceptre (787) or without (789) bust to the flan. Reverse: '[_______CA]NT[(E/OR)]', voided short cross, limbs united at base joined by two circles; in centre a pellet; in each a ngle a broken annulet enclosing a pellet. Measurements (accuracy limited by fragility of object): width 7.5mm, 8.7mm long, 0.67mm thick and 0.23g in weight.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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