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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-157777

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver halfpenny. Possible Durham mint. Probably Edward IV. Edges are damaged and clipped, obscuring diagnostic detail. Edward IV issues with a rose in the centre are of either Durham or Irish (Drogheda) mints.

Obverse: bust wth broad face. No marks.

Reverse: Longcross with rose in centre.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1461
Date to: Circa AD 1470

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.36 g
Diameter: 13 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Drogheda
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Edward IV, not further defined (N 1545 - 1547, 1608 - 1612, 1667 - 1669)
Obverse description: bust facing
Reverse description: longcross with central rose
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Preston Capes (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP5653
Four figure Latitude: 52.172428
Four figure longitude: -1.182559
1:25K map: SP5653
1:10K map: SP55SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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