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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-597104
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver penny of Edward I dating from c. AD1282-1289. Class 4d. Pellets before legends. Comma contraction marks after R and L and the letter E and C are open. Mint is Canterbury. North 1026.
Obv: *EDWRANGLDNShYB
Rev: *CIVITAS CANTOR
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th March 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 4d (N 1026)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: *EDWRANGLDNShYB
Reverse description: long cross dividing legend with pellets in angles
Reverse inscription: *CIVITAS CANTOR
Initial mark: none
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Swaffham Bulbeck
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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