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COIN

Unique ID: DUR-D64056

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver penny of Richard II, minted in York 1377-99.

North no. 1329a.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1377
Date to: Circa AD 1399

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 18.05 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th October 2010

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard II of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Richard II, Type 1 (N 1325, 1326, 1328, 1329a-b)
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust, lis on breast
Obverse inscription: ...REX
Reverse description: Long cross with quatrefoil in centre
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS EBORACI
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: North East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
District: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hawthorn (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ4246
Four figure Latitude: 54.807116
Four figure longitude: -1.348097
1:25K map: NZ4246
1:10K map: NZ44NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: DUR
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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