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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-A5BD71
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn, bent and cracked later 13th-century silver silver medieval penny of Edward I, Class 3b/c transitional struck at the London mint in 1280 AD. The coin has been folded in half, resulting in the cracks mentioned. The two halves are not flush; enough of the reverse legend can be seen to identify the mint.
Evidence of reuse: folding
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1280
Period of reuse: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.75 mm
Width: 10.4 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.34 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th September 2009
Rally details.
This object was found at West Hanney 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2725
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 3b (N 1017)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: + EDW R' ANGL' DNS hYB
Reverse description: Long cross patty dividing the field into quarters; trio of pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: C[IVI/TAS/LO]N/DON
Initial mark: Cross
Die axis measurement: 2 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: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Grove (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4091
Four figure Latitude: 51.616412
Four figure longitude: -1.423675
1:25K map: SU4091
1:10K map: SU49SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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