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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-94D206
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of Edward IV (1471-1483). Minted at Durham, Type XIII, 1471-1472 (North 1991: 95, ref: 1659)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1471
Date to: Exactly AD 1472
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 14.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 11th August 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2010-1-464
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1641 - 1666)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing. B to left and trefoil to right of neck
Obverse inscription: ED[ ]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant. D at centre of cross
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Initial mark: Trefoil
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 95 | 1659 |
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