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Unique ID: SWYOR-38B633
Object type certainty: Certain
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A medieval silver coin: a penny of Edward III (1327-1377), Treaty Period (1361-1369), Durham mint. A section of the flan has broken away between one o'clock and four o'clock on the obverse. It is 17.9mm in diameter and 0.5mm thick. It weighs 0.93gm. Reference: North, volume 2, number 1272.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1361
Date to: Exactly AD 1369
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.93 g
Diameter: 17.9 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 22nd September 2010 - Wednesday 21st September 2011
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Other reference: PAS form number 1601
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edward III, 4th coinage, treaty (N 1264-1273)
Obverse description: A forward facing, crowned bust of the king.
Obverse inscription: ED[WARDUS REX A]NGLI
Reverse description: A long cross pattee dividing the legend with three pellets in each angle. The end of one arm of the cross forms a crozier before CIVI.
Reverse inscription: CIV[ITAS DVRE]ME
Initial mark: Cross pattee
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE4871
Four figure Latitude: 54.132614
Four figure longitude: -1.266903
1:25K map: SE4871
1:10K map: SE47SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | number 1272 |