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COIN
Unique ID: SF-FA9A3A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Medieval silver penny of Edward IV, Second reign (AD 1471-1483), Type XXI dating to AD 1476-1480 (North 1652). Minted under Archbishop Lawrence booth in York. Ref: North 1975: 76.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1476
Date to: Circa AD 1480
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.55 g
Diameter: 13 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: FSF182
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1641 - 1666)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, G to left, key to right
Obverse inscription: [EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS/EBO/RA]CI
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son |
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