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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-D75BF1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn, bent and incomplete late 13th-century silver medieval penny of Edward I, probably Class 2a, struck at London mint in 1279 AD. There are significant losses to the circumference in one quarter leading to a ragged edge.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1279
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.2 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 0.55 mm
Weight: 1.15 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2907
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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 2a (N 1014)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: + EDW R' ANGL' DN[S hY]B (reverse barred 'N's)
Reverse description: Long cross patty dividing the field into quarters; trio of pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: C[IVI/TAS]/LON/DON (reverse barred 'N's)
Initial mark: Cross potent
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: Hampshire (County)
District: Hart (District)
Parish or ward: Winchfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU7754
Four figure Latitude: 51.279949
Four figure longitude: -0.897404
1:25K map: SU7754
1:10K map: SU75SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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