SWYOR-ED03B3: Medieval coin; penny probably of Richard III

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-ED03B3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver Medieval coin; probably a severely clipped penny of Richard III (1483-1485), minted in York. The legends are missing entirely. Probably North, Vol: II, p98, 1685.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1483
Date to: Circa AD 1485

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.47 g
Diameter: 12.25 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 17th December 2012 - Monday 16th December 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2285

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard III of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Richard III (N 1684 - 1687)
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust (openwork crown)
Obverse inscription: missing
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each angle and a quatrefoil at the centre
Reverse inscription: missing
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Thorpe Audlin (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4916
Four figure Latitude: 53.63823153
Four figure longitude: -1.26037508
1:25K map: SE4916
1:10K map: SE41NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Workflow: Awaiting validation

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Workflow: Awaiting validation

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Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
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Workflow: Awaiting validation

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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