Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-3C62C3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete worn struck / hammered silver penny of Richard II (AD 1377 to AD 1399), probably minted in York between AD 1377 and AD 1399. North 1330.
Diameter: 17.18 mm
Thickness: 0.70 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1377
Date to: Circa AD 1399
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 17.18 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st June 2012 - Tuesday 31st July 2012
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Richard II, Local dies, York (N 1330)
Obverse description: Crowned head and shoulders facing forwards. Cross on breast. Pellet by each shoulder
Obverse inscription: RICA[ ]
Reverse description: Long cross with probable quatrefoil at centre. Three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI TA[ ]
Initial mark: cross pattee
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK2804
Four figure Latitude: 52.633035
Four figure longitude: -1.587722
1:25K map: SK2804
1:10K map: SK20SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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