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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-E9D5C4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver long-cross penny of Edward I (1272-1307), Class IIIf (c.1280), with wide face and nose, drapery composed of two wedges, long apostrophes for abbreviation marks and an egg-waisted 'S', Bristol mint, Spink 1392.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1280
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.25 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 12th December 2012 - Wednesday 12th December 2012
Personal details
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: Bristol
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 3f (N 1021)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing with wide face and wide crown
Obverse inscription: EDWR' ANGL' DNS hYB
Reverse description: long cross pattee dividing legend with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: VILL' BRISTOLIE
Initial mark: cross pattee
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Newlyn East (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW8554
Four figure Latitude: 50.346572
Four figure longitude: -5.023284
1:25K map: SW8554
1:10K map: SW84NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaby, B.A. | 1999 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 99, | No.1392 | |
| Withers, P. and Withers, B.R. | 2006 | The Galata Guide to the Pennies of Edward I and II | Llanfyllin | Galata Print | 26-7, | Class 3f |
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