SOMDOR-94DF31: Medieval Coin: Penny of Edward I II or III

Rights Holder: Somerset County Council
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COIN

Unique ID: SOMDOR-94DF31

Object type certainty: Certain
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A very worn and fragmentary Edwardian long cross penny.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1279
Date to: Ante AD 1377

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.82 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st January 2006

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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 I of England
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Obverse description: Forward facing bust, very worn, reversed barred 'N's?
Obverse inscription: [----- ANGL] DNS [HYB]
Reverse description: Long cross
Reverse inscription: CI[VI/TAS/---/---]
Initial mark: Too worn to discern
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Withycombe

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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