SUSS-988A34: Medieval coin: penny of Edward IV

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-988A34

Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval silver penny of Edward IV, first reign (1461-1479), Light coinage, minted at Durham under Bishop Lawrence Booth, Type V, 1464-1465 AD, North 1602. The portrait is crude and it may be from a local die or a contemporary copy

Notes:

Photograph and measurements supplied by A Charman

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1464
Date to: AD 1465

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.82 g
Diameter: 14.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1990 - Thursday 31st December 1992

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: CB-20

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage (N 1591 - 1607)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with B to left and D to right of neck
Obverse inscription: [EDWA]RD DI GR[...]
Reverse description: Long cross pattee with B in centre of cross and three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/T]AS/ DE[...]
Die axis measurement: 1 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: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Isle of Oxney

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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