Accession No
Z 25300.1
Description
Silver coin of Henry III. Obverse showing crowned facing bust with sceptre; reverse with a short cross. Worn surfaces.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Meldreth; Flambard's Manor
Period
Medieval 13th century c 1230-1250
Source
Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator]; ?Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 25300.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Silver
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Display)
Old label found with these objects, probably relating to all this collection reads: "Sherds etc [section missing] the site of a Manor house, Flambard's Manor, Meldreth, Cambs. Most of the sherds shown are from a layer earlier than the one which contained a coin of Henry III. They are chiefly 'Norman' & include only a few of the late Saxon type." A further old label adds: "C.A.S. Proc. Vol. XXXV".
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Henry III.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Upper layer of occupation. Excavated by Thomas Charles Lethbridge in 1933.
Event Date 1933
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. and Tebbutt, C.F. (1935). ‘Ancient Lime-kilns at Great Paxton, Hunts., their relation to the Anglo-Saxon Church at Great Paxton, and a Tentative Scheme for dating Pottery of the Late Saxon Period.’ Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 35, pp. 97-105
Event Date 1935
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
Martin Allen, Fitzwilliam Museum, identified this coin as c. 1230-1250 AD and as having been minted in London.
Event Date 7/2/2013
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Silver coin of Henry III. Obverse showing crowned facing bust with sceptre; reverse with a short cross. Worn surfaces.
Event Date 12/12/2023
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:18967
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