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FIRST EXAMPLE OF GLOUCESTER-MINTED COIN OF WILLIAM I FOUND
This BBC News article describes a recently found coin of William the Conqueror believed to be the first and only known example coined in Gloucester.
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A "unique" medieval coin from the reign of William the Conqueror has been discovered in a field near Gloucester. The hammered silver coin was found by metal detectorist Maureen Jones just north of the city in November. Experts from the Portable Antiquities Scheme said the find "filled in the hole" in the dates the Gloucester mint was known to have been operating. The coin, which dates from 1077-1080, features the name of the moneyer Silacwine and where it was minted. The Portable Antiquities Scheme said that until the coin was discovered, there were no known examples of William I coins minted in Gloucester between 1077-1080. "The discovery of this coin therefore proves that the mint was in operation throughout the whole reign of William I," it said.
To read the complete article, see:
'Unique' 11th Century coin discovered near Gloucester
(www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-17027300)
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