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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-CDA64A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver penny of Edward I dating from c. AD1305-06. Class 10cf1 due to the crown which has missing left ornament, letter S is of the serpentine type. Mint: Canterbury. North 1040.
Obv: EDWARANGLDNShYB
Rev: CIVITAS CANTOR
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1305
Date to: Circa AD 1306
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.24 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd May 2014
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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 I of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 10cf1 (N 1040)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDWARANGLDNShYB
Reverse description: long cross dividing legend with pellets in angles
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS CANTOR
Initial mark: cross
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
To be known as: Gressingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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