LVPL-2CEA76: Silver long cross penny minted in Durham of Edward I. Wren type 4b-e, 5b, 6b or 7b dating to c. 1283-1293. . North nos. 1024-27, 1029, 1031, 1033

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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-2CEA76

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver Long cross penny of Edward I minted in Durham. It is most likely to be Wren type 4c, North no. 1025, dating to 1283-86 However it could be- Wren type 4b-e, 5b, 6b or 7b dating to c. 1283-1293. North nos. 1024-27, 1029, 1031, 1033 as some of the detail is not clear (1991;29-30).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1283
Date to: AD 1286

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 17 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st July 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 4c (N 1025)
Obverse description: Front facing bust of Edward I, the central fleur of the crown cuts through the inner circle.
Obverse inscription: EDWR ANGL DNS HYB
Reverse description: Long cross with 3 pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS DVREME
Initial mark: Cross moline
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Blaby (District)
Parish or ward: Countesthorpe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6095
Four figure Latitude: 52.549549
Four figure longitude: -1.11658
1:25K map: SP6095
1:10K map: SP69NW
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

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	29/30	no.1025
Wren, C.R.	1995	The English Long-Cross Pennies: 1279-1489. Edward I to Henry VII	Herne Bay	Plantagenet Books	69	4c

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Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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