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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-A12B71
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A medieval gold quarter noble of Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth Coinage - Treaty Period (1363-69), struck at the mint in Calais (North 1246). Ref: North 1991: 56.
Obverse: Shield Quartered with the arms of England and France within a tressure of eight arches with lis shaped terminals. Above the shield a cross
EDWARD DEI GRA REX AnGL (unbarred A; double saltire stops between elements)
Reverse: Floriated cross with a lis at the end of each limb; in each angle a lion passant guardant; all within a tressure of eight arches. At the centre of the reverse cross is a voided quatrefoil.
EXALTABITVR In GLORIA (unbarred A; double saltire stops between elements)
Notes:
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Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1363
Date to: Circa AD 1369
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.8 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 9th September 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Quarter noble
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: Calais
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Gold quarter-noble: Edward III, 4th coinage, treaty (N 1243-1246)
Obverse description: Shield Quartered with the arms of England and France within a tressure of eight arches with lis shaped terminals. Above the shield a cross within the inscription double saltire stops are positioned between elements
Obverse inscription: EDWARD DEI GRA REX AnGL (A unbarred; double saltire stops)
Reverse description: Floriated cross with a lis at the end of each limb; in each angle a lion passant guardant; all contained within a tressure of eight arches. At the centre of the reverse cross is a voided quatrefoil.
Reverse inscription: EXALTABITVR In GLORIA (A unbarred; double saltire stops)
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Westbury
Spatial coordinates
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 |
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