Rights Holder: Isle of Wight Council
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Unique ID: IOW-448A96
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval silver farthing of Edward I (1272-1307) or Edward II (1307-1327), minted at London, Class 10, 1300-1310 AD (Withers Type 28; North 1058).
Obv. EDWARDVS REX; Crowned bust facing with wedged drapery.
Rev. CIVI/TAS/LON/DON; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant.
Class: Farthing
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1300
Date to: Exactly AD 1310
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.27 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th July 2011
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Other reference: IOW2011-4-243
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Farthing: Edwardian class 10 (N 1058 / W 28-29)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with wedged drapery
Obverse inscription: EDWARDVS REX
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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