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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-504941
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307) struck at the mint in Canterbury. The coin most probably belongs to Class 9b1 which dates from the period AD 1300
North:1037/1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.99 g
Diameter: 16.5 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SMS Object Entry Form: SCMS: 2729
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: Canterbury
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 9b (N 1037/1)
Obverse description: Crowned head facing. The crown is formed with a high central lis, trifoliate side fleurs and large spear shaped ornaments. Drapery formed with two conjoined wedges. In the inscription the S is serpantine and the N formed from elements shaped like 'pot-hooks'
Obverse inscription: EDWAR R ANGL DNS HYB:
Reverse description: Long cross divides the field, within each quarter are three pellets
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS CANTOR
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Telford and Wrekin (Unitary Authority)
District: Telford and Wrekin (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Waters Upton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | |||
| Withers, P. and Withers, B.R. | 2006 | The Galata Guide to the Pennies of Edward I and II | Llanfyllin | Galata Print |
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