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HER Number: | MDV61294 |
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Name: | Sidbury Mint |
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Summary
Saxon coins bearing the names Sithesteb and Sidmes have led to the tentative location of a mint in Sidbury.
Location
Grid Reference: | SY 139 917 |
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Map Sheet: | SY19SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SW/132
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINT (VIII to Late Medieval - 701 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
NMR, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV109764.
Saxon Mint. A few coins of Etherlred II and Cnut reading Sidesteb and Side are doubtfully attributed (by BM catalogue) to Sidbury, Devon. The coins are tentatively ascribed to Sidnaceaster in Lincolnshire, by Hildebrand (citing Radford).
NMR, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV109765.
The mint tentatively located at Sidbury is shown on the coins of the moneyer Ciolnoth in the reign of Aethelred II as Sithesteb and on those of Godwine in the same reign as Sidmes. Those of the moneyer Leofwine in the reign of Cnut bear the name Sithesteb. The vast majority of the coins of this time (991-1035) result from the payment of Danegeld and are found in Scandanavia (citing Brooke).
Radford, A., 1907, The Coins and Tokens of Devon, 356 (Article in Serial). SDV109766.
Brooke, G. C., 1962, Untitled Source, 75 (Monograph). SDV109767.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2361 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Possible site of mint at Sidbury.
SMR.
Watts, S., 2005, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV323615.
Please note that the above NGR is approximate. The mint is only tentatively located in Sidbury, its exact location is unknown.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV109764 | National Monuments Record Database: NMR. |
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SDV109765 | National Monuments Record Database: NMR. |
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SDV109766 | Article in Serial: Radford, A.. 1907. The Coins and Tokens of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 39. 356. |
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SDV109767 | Monograph: Brooke, G. C.. 1962. English Coins. 75. |
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SDV323615 | Personal Comment: Watts, S.. 2005. |
SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 2361. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV29879 | Related to: Site of Saxon mint at Sidmouth (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Oct 24 2016 3:45PM |
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