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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-E72506
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1327
Date to: Circa AD 1377
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.91 mm
Weight: 1.07 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st May 2005
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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 III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing.
Obverse inscription: + EDWAR[-------]DNS HI[B]
Reverse description: Long cross.
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS LON [DON]
Initial mark: Cross 3
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
To be known as: Henfield
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 | 45 | 1095 |
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