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COIN
Unique ID: SOMDOR-E252A8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Long cross penny of Edward II, minted in London. It is too worn to attribute further with confidence. The coin has been clipped.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1307
Date to: Circa AD 1320
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.81 g
Diameter: 16.49 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 25th November 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Edward II of England
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 11 (N 1060-1062), not further defined
Obverse description: Forward facing bust (very worn, crown probably bifoliate but no further detail)
Obverse inscription: EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the field into quarters; three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Cross pattee
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Milverton area
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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