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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-6AA222
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver halfpenny of Edward IV probably second reign (1471-1483 AD), minted at London, initial mark unclear or possibly absent, North 1667
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1471
Date to: Circa AD 1483
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.44 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Diameter: 12.45 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th May 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Edward IV, Second reign, not further defined (N 1667 - 1669)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDWARD [D]EI G[RA R]EX
Reverse description: Long cross pattee with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/ LOn/DOn
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 95 | 1667 |
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