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HER Number: | MYO5066 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Early medieval mint |
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Summary
The early medieval mint at York minted coins in Athelstan's reign and from 959-1066.
Monument Type(s)
- MINT (Saxon to Medieval - 927 AD to 1066 AD)
Protected Status
- Area of Archaeological Importance
- Scheduled Monument
- Conservation Area
Full description
(SE604515. Early Medieval mint at York sited to Coppergate from authy.1 and OS 1:10000 1971).
The Kings of England minted coins at York in the reign of Athelstan, ca.927-939 and from 959-1066. (1)
Excavations at the Coppergate site have recovered the only known Early Mediaeval coin die, a hand held punch made of iron. This was recovered together with a lead strip which was clearly a testing strip since one of the `tests' had been punched in mirror-image. It is fairly certain that the Coppergate excavations have revealed the site of the York mint. (2)
1 An atlas of Anglo-Saxon England
Swindon has 2 copies - 1 = 1984 paperback ed. with corrections 1981 by David Hill 132
2 The Viking dig : the excavations at York 1984 by Richard Hall 20-22
NMR related object BF061945 York Castle, Castle Precinct, York Includes guidebook photography of the castle and related buildings. Report BF061945/1 was written for The Law Courts of England Project - EHC01/048 and photo job 95/02032 was referred to by the Architectural Investigators during the project.
Related records
MYO5067 | Parent of: York Castle (Monument) |
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