- 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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