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COIN
Unique ID: BH-4994C5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfgroat of Edward III; Fourth Coinage, Pre-Treaty period, Series C (North no. 1148); minted at London, 1351-1352.
The coin is bent and is worn in places. It measures 21.8mm in diameter, 0.3mm thick and weighs 2.09g.
Class: Halfgroat
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1351
Date to: Exactly AD 1352
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 2.09 g
Diameter: 21.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 28th August 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 10/140 - 38
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Edward III, 4th coinage, pre-treaty C (N 1148)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, within nine-arched tressure.
Obverse inscription: EDWARDVS R[E]X ANGLI [Z FRA]NC (annulet stops)
Reverse description: Long-cross, three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: POS/VI DEV/ADIVT/OREM; CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Cross 1.
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Astwick
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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