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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-698C24
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: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1473
Date to: Circa AD 1478
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.47 g
Diameter: 15.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th February 2009
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2009-2-74
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown (cinquefoils by neck)
Obverse inscription: EDWARD[ ]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LIMI/RICI
Initial mark: Unclear
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skingley, P. | 2002 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands | London | Spink & Son Ltd | 135 | 6376 |
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