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Penny: CM.ME.399-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jaenberht Archbishop of Canterbury (766-790)
Offa (757-96)
Mint: Canterbury

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Acquired after 1866

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown (unknown) by unknown

Dating

765 -

Components of the work

Object composed of silver Diameter 17.6 mm Die Axis 90° degrees Weight 1.13 g

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: +IENBERHT 0RP
  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design
  • Text: OFF0 / REX (lozenge-shaped O)
  • Location: Reverse
  • Type: Design

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.ME.399-R
Primary reference Number: 216303
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Monday 3 July 2017 Updated: Monday 3 July 2017 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Penny" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/216303 Accessed: 2023-12-05 20:05:29

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/216303 |title=Penny |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-12-05 20:05:29|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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