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COIN

Unique ID: GLO-0AB489

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Penny of Edward IV second coinage dated to 1471-1483

Obverse: crowned bust facing forwards, unidentifiable objects by neck […]

Reverse: Long cross with quatrefoil in the centre and three pellets in each angle […]

Note: this coin is heavily clipped resulting in the loss of most of the inscription form both the obverse and reverse.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1471
Date to: Circa AD 1483

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.69 g
Diameter: 15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2019 - Wednesday 1st January 2020

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

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: crowned bust facing forwards, unidentifiable objects by neck
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Long cross with quatrefoil in the centre and three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: [...]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
District: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Westerleigh (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST6882
Four figure Latitude: 51.53598915
Four figure longitude: -2.4627549
1:25K map: ST6882
1:10K map: ST68SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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