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COIN

Unique ID: KENT-76D0FF

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn and bent Medieval silver farthing of Edward II (1307-1327), minted at London. Class 11, 1310-1314 (North 1991: 38) No. 1070/1 and Withers and Withers (2001: 32-34) Type 30.

Measurements: 11mm in diameter, and 0.3g in weight.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1310
Date to: Circa AD 1314

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.3 g
Diameter: 11 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th September 2020

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Edward II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Farthing: Edwardian class 11 (N 1070/1 / W 30)
Obverse description: Crowned facing bust
Obverse inscription: [+EDWARDVS REX ANGLI]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: CIVI/[TAS/LON/DON]
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Swale (District)
Parish or ward: Eastchurch (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ9872
Four figure Latitude: 51.41243888
Four figure longitude: 0.8458364
1:25K map: TQ9872
1:10K map: TQ97SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1991	English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son Ltd
Withers, P. and Withers, B.R.	2001	Farthings and Halfpennies: Edward I and II		Galata Print

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Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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