The Fitzwilliam Museum - This is one of the most important finds of an English medieval coin in decades. It is the only fine silver coin that can be attributed to the period 1335-43 when the English mints were producing debased halfpence and farthings. Technically the penny (of fine silver) remained an authorised issue, but it was uneconomic to strike it. In 1338 Edward III revived Reading Abbeys minting rights originally granted in the 12th century, and documentary evidence confirms that a pair of penny dies were delivered to the abbot in November 1338. This coin, whose existence was predicted in 1913, must have been struck from those dies. Presumably the abbot was so pleased with his new minting rights that he wished to strike coins carrying his own mark despite the financial consequences. Credit for this acquisition goes to our Departmental Technician, Dr Martin Allen, who recognised its significance and has written a paper on it for publication in the British Numismatic Journal.: CM.149-2000

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:


            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "This is one of the most important finds of an English medieval coin in decades.  It is the only fine silver coin that can be attributed to the period 1335-43 when the English mints were producing debased halfpence and farthings.  Technically the penny (of fine silver) remained an authorised issue, but it was uneconomic to strike it.  In 1338 Edward III revived Reading Abbeys minting rights originally granted in the 12th century, and documentary evidence confirms that a pair of penny dies were delivered to the abbot in November 1338.  This coin, whose existence was predicted in 1913, must have been struck from those dies.  Presumably the abbot was so pleased with his new minting rights that he wished to strike coins carrying his own mark despite the financial consequences. Credit for this acquisition goes to our Departmental Technician, Dr Martin Allen, who recognised its significance and has written a paper on it for publication in the British Numismatic Journal." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/265862 Accessed: 2024-04-24 15:07:21

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:


            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/265862
            |title=This is one of the most important finds of an English medieval coin in decades.  It is the only fine silver coin that can be attributed to the period 1335-43 when the English mints were producing debased halfpence and farthings.  Technically the penny (of fine silver) remained an authorised issue, but it was uneconomic to strike it.  In 1338 Edward III revived Reading Abbeys minting rights originally granted in the 12th century, and documentary evidence confirms that a pair of penny dies were delivered to the abbot in November 1338.  This coin, whose existence was predicted in 1913, must have been struck from those dies.  Presumably the abbot was so pleased with his new minting rights that he wished to strike coins carrying his own mark despite the financial consequences. Credit for this acquisition goes to our Departmental Technician, Dr Martin Allen, who recognised its significance and has written a paper on it for publication in the British Numismatic Journal.
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-24 15:07:21|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-265862

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/640/123/large_CM_149_2000_obv_201509_eer26_mas.jpg"
alt="This is one of the most important finds of an English medieval coin in decades. It is the only fine silver coin that can be attributed to the period 1335-43 when the English mints were producing debased halfpence and farthings. Technically the penny (of fine silver) remained an authorised issue, but it was uneconomic to strike it. In 1338 Edward III revived Reading Abbeys minting rights originally granted in the 12th century, and documentary evidence confirms that a pair of penny dies were delivered to the abbot in November 1338. This coin, whose existence was predicted in 1913, must have been struck from those dies. Presumably the abbot was so pleased with his new minting rights that he wished to strike coins carrying his own mark despite the financial consequences. Credit for this acquisition goes to our Departmental Technician, Dr Martin Allen, who recognised its significance and has written a paper on it for publication in the British Numismatic Journal."
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">This is one of the most important finds of an English medieval coin in decades. It is the only fine silver coin that can be attributed to the period 1335-43 when the English mints were producing debased halfpence and farthings. Technically the penny (of fine silver) remained an authorised issue, but it was uneconomic to strike it. In 1338 Edward III revived Reading Abbeys minting rights originally granted in the 12th century, and documentary evidence confirms that a pair of penny dies were delivered to the abbot in November 1338. This coin, whose existence was predicted in 1913, must have been struck from those dies. Presumably the abbot was so pleased with his new minting rights that he wished to strike coins carrying his own mark despite the financial consequences. Credit for this acquisition goes to our Departmental Technician, Dr Martin Allen, who recognised its significance and has written a paper on it for publication in the British Numismatic Journal.</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>