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Unique ID: HAMP-D30706
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Medieval halfpenny probably of Edward IV, second reign (1471-1483), illegible initial mark. London mint. As North 1667.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1471
Date to: Circa AD 1483
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Diameter: 11.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 14th March 2020
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Edward IV, Second reign, not further defined (N 1667 - 1669)
Obverse inscription: EDWARD DEI GRA REX
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU6439
Four figure Latitude: 51.14669382
Four figure longitude: -1.08643392
1:25K map: SU6439
1:10K map: SU63NW
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. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son |