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Penny: CM.134-2009

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Mint: West Saxon mint
Ruler: Ecgberht of Wessex (802-39)

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Description

Ecgbert of Wessex (802-39), silver penny, Saxon Monogram type, West Saxon mint (Winchester?), moneyer Weochthun (R. Naismith. ‘A new moneyer for Egbert of Wessex’s West saxon mint’, NCirc 2008, 192-4, Fig. 1 (this coin)); 1.23g, chipped and corroded. Found near Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, December 2007.

Notes

History note: Under Review

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2009) by Atkinson, Roy

Dating

802 - 839

Components of the work

Object

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.134-2009
Primary reference Number: 246760
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Audit data

Created: Monday 7 September 2020 Updated: Thursday 7 December 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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