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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-C21FE1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Penny of Edward I dating from c. 1283-85. Class 4b or 4c, minted at Canterbury.
Type: Edwardian class 4b (N 1024)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDWRANGLDNShYB
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend with pellets in angles
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS CANTOR
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1283
Date to: Circa AD 1285
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.1 mm
Weight: 0.91 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th July 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 4b (N 1024)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDWRANGLDNShYB
Reverse description: long cross dividing legend with pellets in angles
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS CANTOR
Initial mark: none
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Over
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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