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Unique ID: IOW-6F33E9
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete and misshapen Medieval Irish silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307), minted at Dublin, 1279-1302. Spink: 6253B.
Obverse: EDWR/ANGLD/NShYB; Crowned bust facing with a trifoliate crown and wedged drapery within a triangle (no pellet on breast or in the angles of the triangle)
Reverse: CIVI/TAS/DVBL/INIE; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Diameter: 18.6mm. Weight: 1.26g. DA=12:8-9.
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1279
Date to: Exactly AD 1302
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.26 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th September 2014
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Other reference: IOW2014-1-262
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: Dublin
Type: Irish: penny of Edward I, second coinage, solid long cross (S 6246 - 6256)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with a trifoliate crown and wedged drapery within a triangle (no pellet on breast or in the angles of the triangle)
Obverse inscription: EDWR/ANGLD/NShYB
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/DVBL/INIE
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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