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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-316BD5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval penny of Edward IV (1461-70 / 1471-83), minted at York, archiepiscopal mint. The coin is exceedingly worn, clipped, split and bent.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1461
Date to: Circa AD 1483
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st June 2013 - Sunday 1st September 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form 3667
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [...]EDWAR[...]
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter, quatrefoil in centre
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
To be known as: Broughton
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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