SWYOR-276E92: Medieval Silver Coin: A Penny of Richard I

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-276E92

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Richard I (1189-1199); class 3 (1196-1199); minted in York; moneyer: Tvrkil. See Wren, page 47; also North, volume 1, page 164, number 967.

Thickness: 1mm; Diameter: 18.5mm; Weight: 1.35g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1196
Date to: Circa AD 1199

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.35 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 30th August 2011 - Wednesday 30th November 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1719

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard I of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 3 (N 967)
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Short cross with quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: +TVRKIL ON•EVE(R)
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Brayton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5930
Four figure Latitude: 53.76302
Four figure longitude: -1.106488
1:25K map: SE5930
1:10K map: SE53SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1994	English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd	164, number 967
Wren, C.R.	1992	The Short-Cross Coinage: 1180-1247. Henry II to Henry III	Herne Bay	Plantagenet Books	47

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

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