NLM-5965E2: Medieval Coin: Quarter Noble of Richard II from Binbrook

Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
CC License:


Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: NLM-5965E2

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

Gold

Coin. Quarter noble of Richard II (1377-1399), North no. 1319.

Obverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France in an eight arched tressure with trefoils at the cusps, crescent over shield. Initial cross pattee.

Obverse inscription: RICARDxDI'xG'xREXxANGLx&xFR[--]

Reverse description: Cross fleury with pellet in centre and a trefoil in each angle within eight arched tressure.

Reverse inscription: +[--]EXALIA[--]xINxxGLORIA

Diameter: 19.8mm, Weight: 1.92gms

Class: Quarter noble of Richard II (1377-1399)
Sub class: North no. 1319
Inscription: obv: RICARDxDI’xG’xREXxANGLx&xFR[--] rev: +[--]EXALIA[--]xINxxGLORIA

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1377
Date to: Circa AD 1399

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.92 g
Diameter: 19.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 12th January 2012

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM19820

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Quarter noble
Ruler/issuer: Richard II of England
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Gold quarter-noble: Richard II (N 1317-1319)
Obverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France in an eight arched tressure with trefoils at the cusps, crescent over shield.
Obverse inscription: RICARDxDI’xG’xREXxANGLx&xFR[--]
Reverse description: Cross fleury with pellet in centre and a trefoil in each angle within eight arched tressure.
Reverse inscription: +[--]EXALIA[--]xINxxGLORIA
Initial mark: cross pattee
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Binbrook (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF2094
Four figure Latitude: 53.429142
Four figure longitude: -0.195376
1:25K map: TF2094
1:10K map: TF29SW
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

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: IOW-26958E
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Gold quarter noble of Richard II (AD 1377-1399), class 3B, AD 1377-1399 (North 1319, Spink 1675 - end date as of Spink 2003), London mint. Sl…
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Find number: NLM-9A9775
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Gold coin. Noble, as kindly identified by the finder, of Richard II (1377-1399), London mint, probably North no. 1300-1301. Crumpled, with ed…
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Find number: NLM-7A8CB9
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Gold coin. Quarter noble of Edward III (1327-1377), fourth coinage, Treaty issue of 1361-1369, Spink no. 1510. Folded, obverse innermost. Dou…
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Audit data

Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.