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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-4260F6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A clipped and worn Medieval silver penny of Richard II (1377-1399), minted at York (North 1991: 63, ref: 1329e, Type IIIa variant).
Obverse: RICARD REX[ ]FRAn'; Crowned bust facing, cross on breast
Reverse: CIVI/TAS/EBOR/ACI[ ] ('coarse' mark after TAS, possibly a similar mark after ACI); Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross
Diameter: 16.8mm. Weight: 1.04g. DA=12:6.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1277
Date to: Exactly AD 1399
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.04 g
Diameter: 16.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th September 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2013-2-399
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard II of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Richard II, Type 3 (N 1329e-f)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, cross on breast
Obverse inscription: RICARD REX[ ]FRAn'
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/EBOR/ACI[ ] ('coarse' mark after TAS, possibly a similar mark after ACI)
Initial mark: Cross pattée
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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