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COIN
Unique ID: SF-840CF6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Medieval silver Irish penny of Edward IV, Second Reign (AD 1473-1483), Light Cross and Pellets Coinage type 5, dating to AD 1473-1478 (Seaby 6372). Mint of Dublin. Ref: Seaby 1984: 121. The coin has been clipped.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1473
Date to: Circa AD 1478
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.38 g
Diameter: 12.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2019 - Tuesday 31st December 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finders Ref: FSF92
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England
Type: Irish: penny of Edward IV, Group 6, light cross and pellets coinage (S 6360-6387A)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, pellets by neck
Obverse inscription: []
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: []
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Fressingfield
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaby, P. and Purvey, P.F. | 1984 | Coins of Scotland Ireland and the islands: Standard Catalogue of British Coins Volume II | London | Seaby |
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