SF-F22315: Medieval coin: penny, possibly of Richard II

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COIN

Unique ID: SF-F22315

Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn silver penny, possibly of Richard II, York local dies(?), c.1377-1399 AD.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1377
Date to: Circa AD 1399

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.92 g
Diameter: 16.75 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 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: Richard II of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Richard II, Local dies, York (N 1330)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, quatrefoil(?) on neck, within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: []C?[]RDVSxRE[]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the legend, quatrefoil with pellet at centre of the cross, three pellets in each angle of the cross, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: (saltire)CIVI/[]/E[]R/ACI
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Framlingham

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

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

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