Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-8553D7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver penny of Richard II, York, 1377-99.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1377
Date to: Exactly AD 1399
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.67 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th July 2012
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard II of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: facing crowned bust
Obverse inscription: RICARD[..]
Reverse description: long cross and pellets with central quatrefoil
Reverse inscription: [CIVIT]AS[EB]ORACI
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL0966
Four figure Latitude: 52.281345
Four figure longitude: -0.403629
1:25K map: TL0966
1:10K map: TL06NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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