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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-B5BE50
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A unidentified and worn silver penny of late medieval date. The mint is York. Diameter of coin 17.5 mm. Weight 0.890g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1351
Date to: Exactly AD 1485
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.63 mm
Weight: 0.89 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th August 2010
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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 III - Henry VII (not further defined)
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing.
Obverse inscription: (pellet)[...]
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each quarter, quatrefoil at centre.
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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