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Object name(s):
Athelstan I of East Anglia silver coin; coin
Brief description:
Coin, silver Athelstan I of East Anglia coin with ship on reverse. The coin seems to be earlier in date than Athelstan's other known coins and probably dates to after the death of King Coenwulf of Mercia in 821, who had overlordship of East Anglia.
Collection:
Norfolk Museums Service
Acquisition date:
30.8.1978
Acquisition method:
purchase
Associated concept:
archaeology
Associated concept:
currency
Associated person:
Athelstan I of East Anglia
Person's association:
monarch
Associated place:
East Anglia
Place status:
county or region
Associated place:
England
Place status:
country
Condition:
fair
Current location:
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Dimension:
diam
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
22
Material:
silver
Object name:
Athelstan I of East Anglia silver coin; coin
Object number:
NWHCM : 1978.423
Object production place:
England
Other number:
423.978
Other number type:
assigned number
Reproduction format:
jpeg
Reproduction type:
image
Responsible department/section:
Archaeology
Non confidential restriction level:
level2

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2f922825-fac9-35b7-ba25-ca4ad4136e8c

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2f922825-fac9-35b7-ba25-ca4ad4136e8c, Norfolk Museums Service, CC BY-NC

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