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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-E038F8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A clipped Medieval silver penny of Edward IV (1471-1483), minted at Durham under Bishop Lawrence Booth. Initial mark: illegible (North 1991: 95, ref: 1662).
Obv. EDWARD D[ ]; Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown (crosses above crown).
Rev. [ ]nO/L[ ] (V under CIVI); Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant.
Class: penny
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1471
Date to: Exactly AD 1483
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.52 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th July 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-1-341
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1641 - 1666)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown (crosses above crown)
Obverse inscription: EDWARD D[ ]
Reverse description: Long cross voided dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, D at centre of cross
Reverse inscription: [ ]nO/L[ ] (V under CIVI)
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
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 | 95 | 1662 |
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