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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-59D7B4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver farthing of Edward I (1272-1307 AD), minted at London, 1301-1310 withers type 28 (North 1058).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1301
Date to: Circa AD 1310
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.58 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Diameter: 12.06 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th April 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Farthing: Edwardian class 10 (N 1058 / W 28-29)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, with inner circle
Obverse inscription: EDWAR[DVS] REX
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: CIVI/[TAS]/LON/DON
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Stone cum ebony
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withers, P. and Withers, B.R. | 2001 | Farthings and Halfpennies: Edward I and II | Galata Print | 31 | 28 |
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