A cut long cross silver halfpenny, mint of York. The obverse shows the neck and shoulders of a forward facing bust with curled hair. The legend has double saltire stops and reads: [RI]CARDVS R[EX ANGLIE]. The reverse shows a long cross with three pellets in each angle and reads: [CIVITAS EB]ORACI. The coin is of Richard II.<\/p>\n
The ragged break edge suggests that the coin may have broken after being bent rather than purposely cut. Bent coins of this period are associated with pilgrimage and holy vows.<\/p>","notes":null,"old_findID":"LIN-9D5910","id":"461810","objecttype":"COIN","classification":null,"subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2011-09-09 10:00:02","broadperiod":"MEDIEVAL","updated":"2011-09-09 16:44:06","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"4","secuid":"PAS4E69D591001042","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2011-08-27","datefound2":null,"createdBy":"3601","curr_loc":null,"inscription":null,"reason":null,"subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"461810","old_findID":"LIN-9D5910","uniqueID":"PAS4E69D591001042","objecttype":"COIN","classification":null,"subclass":null,"length":null,"height":null,"width":null,"thickness":null,"diameter":"16.8","quantity":"1","other_ref":"504","treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"MEDIEVAL","numdate1":"1377","numdate2":"1399","description":"
A cut long cross silver halfpenny, mint of York. The obverse shows the neck and shoulders of a forward facing bust with curled hair. The legend has double saltire stops and reads: [RI]CARDVS R[EX ANGLIE]. The reverse shows a long cross with three pellets in each angle and reads: [CIVITAS EB]ORACI. The coin is of Richard II.<\/p>\n
The ragged break edge suggests that the coin may have broken after being bent rather than purposely cut. Bent coins of this period are associated with pilgrimage and holy vows.<\/p>","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2011-09-09 10:00:02","updated":"2011-09-09 16:44:06","secwfstage":"4","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2011-08-27","datefound2":null,"inscription":null,"disccircum":null,"museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":"1","dateFromCertainty":"4","dateToCertainty":"4","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":"2","subPeriodTo":null,"reason":null,"username":"becky01","fullname":"Becky","institution":"LIN","usernameUpdate":"adaubney","fullnameUpdate":"Adam Daubney","primaryMaterial":"Silver","secondaryMaterial":"Silver","decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Struck or hammered","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Incomplete","preservation":"Fair","cert":"Certain","periodFrom":"MEDIEVAL","periodTo":null,"culture":null,"discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":"Mrs Becky Sanderson","secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":"Mrs Becky Sanderson","county":"LINCOLNSHIRE","parish":"ALFORD","district":"EAST LINDSEY","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":"TF4476","map25k":"TF4476","map10k":"TF47NW","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":null,"source":"GPS","obverse_description":"Forward facing bust, double saltire stops.","obverse_inscription":"[RI]CARDUS R[EX]","reverse_description":"Long cross with three pellets in each angle.","reverse_inscription":"[CIVITAS EB]O RACI","denomination":"Halfpenny","degree_of_wear":"3","allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":null,"die":null,"wearID":"3","moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":"16","typeID":"2075","tribeID":null,"status":"Clipped","rulerQualifier":"1","denominationQualifier":"1","mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":null,"initialMark":null,"reverseMintMark":null,"statusQualifier":"1","tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":"Richard II of England","ruler2":null,"period_name":null,"date_range":null,"mint_name":"York","wear":"Very worn: fair","die_axis_name":null,"category":"English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489","type":"Penny: Richard II, not further defined (N 1325 - 1330)","emperorID":null,"mintid":null,"reverseType":null,"i":"345061","f":"AL504.jpg","imagedir":"images\/becky01\/"}]}