Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WAW-29F762
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: probable halfpenny of a Medieval ruler minted in London between 1279 and 1489.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1279
Date to: Exactly AD 1489
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 14.54 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Tuesday 5th March 2013
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Halfpenny or farthing
Ruler/issuer: Edward III - Richard III
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny or farthing of Edward III to Richard III not further defined
Obverse description: Bust facing forwards, but the details are not clear.
Obverse inscription: Illegible due to wear.
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: [CIVI / TAS] / LO[N / DON]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK3111
Four figure Latitude: 52.695798
Four figure longitude: -1.542741
1:25K map: SK3111
1:10K map: SK31SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.