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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-448888
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1279
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th February 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2008-1-96
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: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 1c (N 1012)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with wedged drapery. Trifoliate crown with pearl ornaments and a nick in the crown band
Obverse inscription: EDW REX ANGL'hYB
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Cross pattée
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely 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 | 22 | 1012 |
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