LEIC-EB4337: Medieval silver halfpenny of Edward IV?

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COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-EB4337

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Medieval silver halfpenny, very worn, possibly Late Edwardian, York mint.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.25 mm
Weight: 0.67 g
Diameter: 15 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: very worn traces of hair and crown
Obverse inscription: not visible
Reverse description: very worn long cross with central pellet in quatrefoil, joined pellets in quarter.
Reverse inscription: not visible

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Rugby (District)
Parish or ward: Shilton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3684
Four figure Latitude: 52.45277559
Four figure longitude: -1.47168503
1:25K map: SP3684
1:10K map: SP38SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

References cited

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Audit data

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

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