IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 256084 accession number: CM.1971-2003 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Monday 2 November 2020 updated: Thursday 7 December 2023 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: England, Henry II (1154-89), silver penny, Short Cross class 1a2, Wilton, moneyer Rodbert (same dies as Mass, SCBI 56, nos. 169-70), 1.39g. Found at Puxton, North Somerset, 26 December 2002. title: This is an historically interesting coin struck from an obverse die previously used in Winchester and a reverse die with the mint-signature altered from WIN (for Winchester) to WIL (for Wilton). The Winchester mint was destroyed by fire on the night of 14-15 July 1180, and some of its dies were subsequently used in Wilton. NOTES ----- type: history note value: Under Review LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Coins and Medals STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/256084