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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-B1F022
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A medieval silver penny of Edward II (1307-1327). Class 11b (North 1061) dating to 1312-1314. Mint of Durham. North (1991, 36).
It measures 18.15mm in diameter, 0.6mm in thickness and weighs 1.166g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1312
Date to: Exactly AD 1314
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.166 g
Diameter: 18.15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th December 2006
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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 II of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 11b (N 1061)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing; broken pearl to left
Obverse inscription: ED[W... R A]NGL DNS HYB, pointed-backed E
Reverse description: Long cross pattee with three pellets; crozier after ELM
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/ DVN/ELM
Initial mark: cross pattee
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
| 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 | 36 | 1061 |
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