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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-932E36
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1471
Date to: AD 1483
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.61 g
Diameter: 14.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th May 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2007-1-272
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Edward IV, Second reign, Withers Durham type 4 (N 1669)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing. V to right of neck
Obverse inscription: EDVARD[]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant. D at centre of cross
Reverse inscription: Largely illegible
Initial mark: Rose
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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. | 1975 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink & Son | 77 | 1669 |
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