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Unique ID: SWYOR-E906F3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A medieval silver coin: a heavily clipped half groat of Edward III (1327 - 77), fourth coinage, pre-treaty period, London mint. It is 20.8mm in diameter and 0.7mm thick. It weighs 1.82gm.
Reference: North, volume 2, number 1148.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1351
Date to: Exactly AD 1352
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.82 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 13th December 2012 - Thursday 12th December 2013
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Halfgroat: Edward III, 4th coinage, pre-treaty C (N 1148)
Obverse description: A forward facing, crowned bust of the king within a tressure of six arches.
Obverse inscription: EDWARD[VS] REX ANG[L FRANC]
Reverse description: A long cross pattee dividing a legend of two lines, with three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: POSVI [DEVM] ADIV[TOREM MEVM]/CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: Cross 1
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE5025
Four figure Latitude: 53.71902336
Four figure longitude: -1.24380511
1:25K map: SE5025
1:10K map: SE52NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 50 |