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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-2B3E4C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver medieval probable halfpenny of Edward IV dating to the period AD 1461 - 1465 . First heavy coinage. Mint of London. North no. 1545. Withers type 1.
Notes:
The coin may be a farthing instead of a halfpenny. North no. 1548/1.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1461
Date to: Exactly AD 1465
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.23 g
Diameter: 12.39 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4805
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Edward IV, First reign, Heavy coinage, Withers type 1 (N 1545)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing. Pellets by crown.
Obverse inscription: ED[W...] ANG
Reverse description: Long cross. Three pellets in each quadrant.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TA[S]/[LON]/DON
Initial mark: Plain cross
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Salisbury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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