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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-D84A37
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver penny of Edward III- Henry VII, minted at York, 1344-1490 AD.
The coin was bent in half and has broken along the bend.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1344
Date to: Exactly AD 1490
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.88 g
Diameter: 16.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 3rd January 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC 020767
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: [...]R[...]
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend with quatrefoil in centre and three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: C[IVI/TAS /EBO]/RACI
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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: Alvediston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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