File:Early Medieval coin, base silver penny of Alfred the Great (FindID 928403).jpg

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Early Medieval coin: base silver penny of Alfred the Great
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Suffolk County Council, Alexander Bliss, 2018-11-26 14:40:17
Title
Early Medieval coin: base silver penny of Alfred the Great
Description
English: An early-medieval base silver penny of Alfred the Great of Wessex (871-99), Lunettes type (c.871-5; obverse Lyons and Mackay group 1 variant II; reverse: Lunettes C), moneyer: Biarnmod at uncertain southern mint. North 627 (lunettes broken at angles). Ref: North 1994; Lyons and Mackay 2008: 44; 46-7.

A small piece of the flan has broken away in old damage.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 871 and 875
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FindIdentifier: 928403
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1036088
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1036088/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/928403
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