Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
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Unique ID: SUR-0A9E5D
Object type certainty: Certain
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An extremely worn and clipped silver hammered long cross penny of Edward IV, second reign (1471-1483). Possibly a North Type XVIii Archiepiscopal issue of York (sede vacante period) with a rose on breast of obverse portrait, dating to 1472-1475. Cf North 1647.
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Recorded from details emailed by the finder.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1472
Date to: Circa AD 1475
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 14.1 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1641 - 1666)
Obverse description: Facing portrait with rose on breast(?)
Obverse inscription: [...]DWA[...]
Reverse description: Long cross with quatrefoil and pellet.
Reverse inscription: [C]IVI/T[...]O/[...]ACI
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SZ1794
Four figure Latitude: 50.74535955
Four figure longitude: -1.7604185
1:25K map: SZ1794
1:10K map: SZ14SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |