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Object Type
Museum number: 1847,0518.59
Denomination: penny
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bust facing, crowned, holding sword in right hand; pronounced fillets to either side of head; vertical line down the centre of the king's throat; coarse work - thin lettering (obverse); Cross pattée over quadrilateral with incurved sides; fleury at angles (reverse)
Authority: Ruler: William I, King of England (William the Conqueror); Moneyer: Wulfwine
Production place: Minted in: Exeter
Materials
Type series
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Diameter: 19.50 millimetres; Weight: 1.32 grammes
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Lt Col. William Durrant; Purchased through: Sotheby's; Purchased through: Harry Osborn Cureton
Acquisition date: 1847
Acquisition notes: Lot 117
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1847,0518.59
C&M catalogue number: BN2 (BMC Norman Kings 2) (76) (406)

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