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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-1F2E70
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1471
Date to: AD 1483
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.3 mm
Width: 11.35 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.31 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 28th July 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2696
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Edward IV, Second reign, Withers London type 1 (N 1667)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: + [E]DW[...]
Reverse description: Circle formed of annulets divided into quarters by long cross pattée; three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS]/LOn/DOn
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
To be known as: Andover CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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