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Unique ID: PUBLIC-C13581
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete Medieval gold quarter noble of Edward III (1327-1377 AD). Treaty Period, Transitional Series, 1361-1363 AD (North 1224).
Notes:
This has been 3-D imaged as part of the 3D-COFORM project, imaged at the university of Brighton
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1361
Date to: Circa AD 1363
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.71 mm
Weight: 1.9 g
Diameter: 19.22 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 17th September 2011
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Other reference: 3D-COFORM
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Quarter noble
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Gold quarter-noble: Edward III, 4th coinage, treaty, transitional (N 1224)
Obverse description: Royal shield within a tressure of eight arches with trefoils on the cusps
Obverse inscription: +EDWAR DEI GRAC REX ANGL D (double saltire stops)
Reverse description: Within a tressure of eight arches; a cross potent at the centre with an annulet on each angle, surrounded by alternate fleurs-de-lis and lions passant gaurdant
Reverse inscription: +EXALTABITVR IN GLORIA (double saltire stops)
Initial mark: Cross potent
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 54 | 1224 |