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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-AB2896
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver farthing of Edward II, 1307-1327, minted in London, Class 10-11, North Number: 1070/1.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1307
Date to: Circa AD 1327
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 11.55 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th March 2012 - Tuesday 15th May 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Edward II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Farthing: Edwardian class 11 (N 1070/1 / W 30)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDWARDVS REX
Reverse description: Longcross with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Raskelf (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4870
Four figure Latitude: 54.123628
Four figure longitude: -1.267062
1:25K map: SE4870
1:10K map: SE47SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 38 | 1070/1 |
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