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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-6B28A4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A clipped medieval silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307). Class 3b (North 1017) dating to 1280. Mint of York. North (1991, 28).
Very worn, the coin measures 17.14 mm in diameter and weighs 0.88 g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1280
Date to: Exactly AD 1280
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.88 g
Diameter: 17.14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th January 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 3b (N 1017)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDW R ANGL DN[S] hYB
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing the legend with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/ EBO/RACI
Initial mark: cross potent
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Quainton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
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 | 28 | 1017 |
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