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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-169801
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn and clipped penny from the York mint, possibly of Richard II. Diameter of coin: 15.39 mm. Thickness: 0.52 mm.Weight: 0.616 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1377
Date to: Exactly AD 1399
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.52 mm
Weight: 0.616 g
Diameter: 15.39 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th May 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard II of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Richard II, not further defined (N 1325 - 1330)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing.
Obverse inscription: No lettering visible
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.
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