Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-31A4C4
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete silver hammered penny of uncertain ruler dating from AD1279-1485. Approximately 60% of the coin survives. The coin was probably minted in London. The obverse shows a crowned forward facing bust with flowing hair and a triangular collar. The obverse legend reads EDW.....DNS hYB. The reverse is a long cross with three pellets in each quadrant. The reverse legend reads CIVI/TAS . . . .N. Diameter: 19.89mm. Thickness: 0.65mm. Weight: 1.02g. Die axis: 9 o'clock.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1279
Date to: Circa AD 1485
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.65 mm
Weight: 1.02 g
Diameter: 19.89 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2012 - Sunday 30th September 2012
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust with flowing hair and triangular collar
Obverse inscription: EDW....DNS hYB
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS . . .N
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK0700
Four figure Latitude: 52.597749
Four figure longitude: -1.898088
1:25K map: SK0700
1:10K map: SK00SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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