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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-8CCC85
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver penny (heavy coinage) of Edward IV (1461-1483), measuring 14mm in diameter and weighing 0.60g (9.2gn). It is worn and clipped to the inner circle.
Obverse: Crowned bust facing
Reverse: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
CIVI TA[S DVNO]LIN
Mint: Durham, 1461-1464/5
Reference: North 1543
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1461
Date to: Circa AD 1465
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2010 - Tuesday 7th September 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: WHM 1286
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
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, Heavy coinage, Class 4 (N 1541, 1543, 1544)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI TA[S DVNO]LIN
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Urchfont
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 1543 |
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