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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-66F1E2

Object type certainty: Certain

A very worn, incomplete and bent early 14th-century silver medieval penny of Edward I or II, probably Classes 10-15, probably Canterbury mint (c. 1300 - c. 1327 AD).

This coin has lost around a quarter of its flan due to old breaks and fractures.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1327

Dimensions and weight

Length: 18.9 mm
Width: 15.85 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.86 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: Canterbury [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377 [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Edwardian classes 1-15, not further defined [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: + EDW[...R AN]GL DNS hYB
Reverse description: Long cross patty dividing the field into quarters; trio of pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/C[A]N/[TOR]
Initial mark: Cross patty
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor [scope notes | View all attributed records]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Buckinghamshire
District: Aylesbury Vale
Parish: Buckingham

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP6932
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2011 - Wednesday 30th November 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mr Robert Webley - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Robert Webley - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: E3227

References cited

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    Created: Monday 30th January 2012
    Updated: Tuesday 7th February 2012

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