Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
COIN
Unique ID: IOW-407D55
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete, clipped and worn Medieval silver penny probably of Edward IV (1461-1470 and (1471-1483), minted at York or Durham (North 1991: 83-95).
Obverse: [ ]; Crowned bust facing
Reverse: [ ]; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross
Diameter: 14.8mm. Weight: 0.52g.
North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1461
Date to: Exactly AD 1483
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.52 g
Diameter: 14.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st December 2013
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-5-3
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross
Reverse inscription: [ ]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 83-95 |
Similar objects
Find number: IOW-EEC5B2
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A clipped and worn Medieval silver penny of Edward IV, first or second reign (1461-1470, 1471-1483), minted at York. Initial mark: missing, c…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: IOW-9DA386
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A clipped and worn Medieval silver penny of Edward IV, first or second reign (1461-1470, 1471-1483), minted at York. Initial mark: missing, c…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: IOW-7133D6
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
An incomplete, clipped, worn and pierced Medieval silver penny, probably of Edward IV, first or second reign (1461-1470; 1471-1483), minted a…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618