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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-57B8E6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1272
Date to: Circa AD 1327
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.25 g
Diameter: 11.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2009
Personal details
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Farthing: Edwardian classes 4-5 reading E R ANGLIE / CIVITAS LONDON (W 14-18), not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: +ERAN [GLIE]
Reverse description: Long cross
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS LON DON
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Fridaythorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withers, P. and Withers, B.R. | 2001 | Farthings and Halfpennies: Edward I and II | Galata Print | type 14-18 |
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