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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-04DFB2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1356
Date to: AD 1361
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.33 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th April 2006
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2006-40-54
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches
Obverse inscription: EDWARD D G REX ANGL Z FRANC D HYB
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the legends. Annulet stops. Three pellets in each quarter (an annulet at the centre of the pellets in one quarter)
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS LON DON (two pellets in TAS)
Initial mark: Cross pattee
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
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 | 40 | 1198 |
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