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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-DB17B7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An unidentified and incomplete/damaged silver penny of Edward I-III.Long-cross coinage, Classes 10-15. Probably Chester mint. Coin diameter: 18.42 mm. Thickness 0.60 mm. Weight 0.667.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1344
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.667 g
Diameter: 18.42 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st February 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I - III
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Penny of Edward I - III, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing.
Obverse inscription: EDW)[...
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: [CI]VI/[TAS]/CES/[...
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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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