File:Kent-4761B7. Early Medieval Coin Penny of Aethelstan I. Reverse view. (FindID 179945).jpg

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Kent-4761B7. Early Medieval Coin Penny of Aethelstan I. Reverse view.
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Geoff Burr, 2007-05-11 16:53:15
Title
Kent-4761B7. Early Medieval Coin Penny of Aethelstan I. Reverse view.
Description
English: 827-845AD. Hammered silver broad penny of Aethelstan I, King of East Anglia. Length 20.1mm, Width 19.7mm, Thickness 1.3mm, Diameter 19.7mm, Weight 1.3g. Obverse: Non portrait type, cross pattee with a wedge in each angle within beaded inner circle. AED(TH)ELSTH REX Reverse: Cross pattee with a wedge in each angle within beaded inner circle AED(TH)EL.HELM MO ie Aethelhelm moneyer. BMC 446/2 or 447/3. Little wear, attractive silver colour on obverse but some green patchy verdigris on reverse with a small crack half way into the legend. Ref. Coins of England Spink 2003, page 104 No. 951 and English Hammered Coinage, Volume 1, by J.J. North Third Edition 1994 page 103-104. BMC 446/2 or BMC 447/3.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Medway
Date between 827 and 845
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FindID: 179945
Old ref: KENT-4761B7
Filename: DSCN3189.JPG
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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
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Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/179945
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Object location51° 24′ 36.36″ N, 0° 30′ 12.91″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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