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COIN
Unique ID: DOR-70F9A5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfpenny of Edward IV. Mint of London. Initial mark Rose. Withers type 4e.
Reference: North Volume II, No. 1546
Date: Late Medieval - 1461 - 1464
Diameter: 12.64 mm
Weight: 0.51 g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1461
Date to: Circa AD 1464
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.51 g
Diameter: 12.64 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCMS 022301
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Edward IV, First reign, Heavy coinage, Withers type 4 (N 1546)
Obverse description: Facing bust, crowned. Crosses by neck.
Obverse inscription: EDWARD.DI.GRA.REX
Reverse description: Long cross with pellets in the angles
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: Rose
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
To be known as: West Orchard
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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