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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-B00115
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete medieval silver penny of Edward IV, second reign (1471-83 AD), struck at the archiepiscopal mint at York under Archbishop George Neville, dating from 1471-76 AD. As is usual for these coins, it is struck on a small flan and most of the legend is missing. North 1645.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1471
Date to: Circa AD 1483
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.47 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 15.09 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th January 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1641 - 1666)
Obverse description: Forward facing bust with G to left of neck and Key to right
Obverse inscription: [EDWARD.DI.GRA] REX TRG[L]
Reverse description: Long cross with quatrefoil in centre and three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: [CIVI]TAS [EBORACI]
Die axis measurement: 9 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: East Sussex (County)
District: Rother (District)
To be known as: Salehurst
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 | 94 | 1645 |
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