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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-DAE286
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete, slight clipped medieval silver halfpenny of Edward III (1327-1377). Second (star marked) coinage, Withers type 5 (North 1102) dating to 1335-1343. Mint of London. North (1991, 46).
The coin measures 15.16mm in diameter, 0.72mm in thickness and weighs 0.531g. The coin has suffered one considerable loss at its circumference.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1335
Date to: Exactly AD 1343
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.72 mm
Weight: 0.531 g
Diameter: 15.16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th November 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Halfpenny: Edward III 2nd 'star marked' coinage, Wither's type 5 (N 1102, N 1103/2)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDWA[RD]VS REX ANG *
Reverse description: Long cross pattee with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/ LON/[DO]N *
Initial mark: cross pattee
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
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 | 46 | 1102 |
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