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<p>[QUOTE="robp, post: 8191792, member: 96746"]A William I Sword type penny of Dorchester. The moneyer is Oter. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1434401[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>An interesting variant with a cross to the right of the bust. There are two variants of this feature; this coin which is believed unique and a second variant with a much larger cross filling the field, of which two are known. </p><p><br /></p><p>The reason for the cross is unknown, though speculatively and given the religious connotation, it could be related to the nearby Abbotsbury monastry, which was built by Orc who was a thegn of Cnut. He and his wife both founded and generously endowed the monastry with land, some of which was given after their deaths. With the Sword type tentatively dated to 1077-1080, it is possible there is some posthumous connection given the only mints sporting the cross on type 6 pennies are Dorchester and the nearby mint of Wareham. Oter was the regular moneyer at Dorchester and didn't normally mark the field with a cross, so it is difficult to make the case for it being a personal mark.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robp, post: 8191792, member: 96746"]A William I Sword type penny of Dorchester. The moneyer is Oter. [ATTACH=full]1434401[/ATTACH] An interesting variant with a cross to the right of the bust. There are two variants of this feature; this coin which is believed unique and a second variant with a much larger cross filling the field, of which two are known. The reason for the cross is unknown, though speculatively and given the religious connotation, it could be related to the nearby Abbotsbury monastry, which was built by Orc who was a thegn of Cnut. He and his wife both founded and generously endowed the monastry with land, some of which was given after their deaths. With the Sword type tentatively dated to 1077-1080, it is possible there is some posthumous connection given the only mints sporting the cross on type 6 pennies are Dorchester and the nearby mint of Wareham. Oter was the regular moneyer at Dorchester and didn't normally mark the field with a cross, so it is difficult to make the case for it being a personal mark.[/QUOTE]
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