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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-7B1965
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval silver penny of Edward IV, first reign (AD 1461-1470), Light coinage, minted at Durham under Bishop Lawrence Booth, Type V or VI, c. AD 1464-1466, North 1602
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1464
Date to: Exactly AD 1466
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16 mm
Width: 13.2 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.46 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st September 2013 - Thursday 13th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 16596
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage (N 1591 - 1607)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [...]L[...]
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend with three pellets in each quarter; B at the centre
Reverse inscription: [CIVI]TAS[.../...]
Initial mark: Unclear
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Milverton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 1602 |
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