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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-DDB4C4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1363
Date to: Circa AD 1369
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 18.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008
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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 III of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edward III, 4th coinage, post-treaty (N 1291-1297)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: +EDWARDVS REX ANGL:F:FR
Reverse description: Long cross
Reverse inscription: .CIVI TAS DVN OLM
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Sturminster Marshall
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 | p59 | 1296 |
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