Find Spot record OTY 023 - Silver penny of Beornwulf of Mercia, AD 823-825. Also bronze spearhead tip fragment - BA found in 2003.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 2036 5503 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM25NW |
| Civil Parish | OTLEY, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Silver penny of Beornwulf of Mercia, AD 823-825. Re-used as coin-brooch, reverse with cross is gilded & obverse had solder attachments for pin and catchplate when found (visible on pre-cleaning photos). Coin: obverse bust right; reverse cross crosslet in centre, moneyer EACGA, 2 pellets in each quarter. Weight, pre-cleaning 1.42g, after cleaning 1.38g. Six coins of this moneyer are known, only other with a provinance is from Lower Brook Street, Ipswich. Suggests moneyer may have been operating in E Anglia which was under Mercian control up to AD 827 (S1)(R1). Metal detected (?) by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s).
Also bronze spearhead tip fragment found metal detecting in Sept 2003. S3
Sources/Archives (6)
- <R1> SSF1370 (No record type): Bonser M, BM.
- <S1> SSF19610 (No record type): SAU, Newman J, finds ID record, January 1992.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
- <S2> SSF20384 (No record type): SAU, photographs, DJF 3-8.
- <M2> SSF43487 (No record type): Photographs: DJF 3-8; slides CQO 81-83.
- <S3> SSF50018 Finds Report: Plouviez, J.. 1995. SCCAS Finds Record:. Pendleton, C., SCCAS. Finds report, 3/10/03.
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
May 13 2010 3:05PM