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Cut half penny: CM.1769-2008

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edgar (957/9-75) uncertain
Ruler: Æthelred II (AD 978–1016) (Inferred)

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Notes

History note: Bought G. Taylor. Found Torksey productive site, Lincolnshire (Blackburn 2011, 24)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2008-11-24) by Taylor, Geoffrey

Dating

975 -

Components of the work

Object composed of silver Diameter (min) 8.7 mm Diameter 10.2 mm Weight 0.33 g

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.1769-2008
Primary reference Number: 218175
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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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