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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-B2CB42
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete silver farthing of Edward I. Class 3g, 1280-1281 (North 1875, 25, ref: 1053/2. Bristol mint.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1280
Date to: AD 1281
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.28 g
Diameter: 10.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th September 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2009-1-669
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: Bristol
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Farthing: Edwardian class 3 (N 1053 / W 8-13)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with a trifoliate crown and wedged drapery
Obverse inscription: ER AN GLIE
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: VILL/ABR/ISTO/LLIE
Initial mark: Cross potent
Die axis measurement: 9 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: 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 | 25 | 1053/2 |
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