NHER 33028 (Find Spot record) - Middle Saxon coin of Charlemagne
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG00SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Full Description
1996. Metal detector find. [1]
Carolingians, Charlemagne, class 3, c. 793/4-812, denier, Mainz, Gariel XIII, 206, MG 92 MEC I.741.
Obverse reads: +CARL(part of V)[...]RF - KAROLVS-monogram.
Reverse reads: [...](part of G)ONTIA - cross.
Weight 0.97g (incomplete), die-axis 3h30, chipped, broken, repaired.
The similarity in style with the Charlemagne/Mainz denier illustrated MG plate IV, 93 confirms the attribution of this coin to Mainz (square A on the obv. and wide G and N on the rev.). Note the inversion of the letters FR on the obv.
W. Milligan (NCM), 29 October 1996.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2023 1:07PM