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Penny: CM.LS.5516-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Ruler: Æthelred II (AD 978–1016)
Beornsige
Mint: Winchester

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Notes

History note: Bequeathed to Corpus by the Revd. Samuel Savage Lewis, 1891. Bought Tunbridge Wells 2.7.1872. Croydon (1862) hoard.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1991) by Corpus Christi College

Dating

979 -

Components of the work

Object composed of silver Diameter 20.1 mm Weight 1.64 g

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.LS.5516-R
Primary reference Number: 218167
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Audit data

Created: Monday 3 July 2017 Updated: Friday 9 August 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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