HAMP-2461A0: A Medieval farthing of Edward I or II

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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-2461A0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval silver farthing of Edward I (1272 - 1307) or Edward II (1307 - 1327), Class 10, dating to the period 1300 - 1305. Mint of London. The coin is very worn with a bent edge. Reference: North 1058.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1305

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.37 g
Diameter: 12 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form No. 3448

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Halfpenny: Edward I, Withers type 10
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: +E[DWARD]VS REX A
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS LON DON
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: St. Bartholomew (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU4831
Four figure Latitude: 51.07632472
Four figure longitude: -1.31621186
1:25K map: SU4831
1:10K map: SU43SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1963	English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd	34	1058

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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