DENO-DEFA55: Silver penny, Edward I?, Bristol mint, obverse

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COIN

Unique ID: DENO-DEFA55

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Hammered silver penny. Probably Edward I, Bristol mint. The obverse shows the crowned facing bust of the king and reads EDW R ANGL DNS HYB. The reverse reads VILL/ABR/ISTO/LLIE and shows a long cross with three pellets in each corner. Diameter 19.48mm, thickness 0.58mm, weight 1.30g.

Class: penny

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1279
Date to: AD 1307

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.58 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 19.48 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st October 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby Museum entry no. E3841, finder's reference 5

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: Bristol
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Obverse description: Crowned facing bust of king
Obverse inscription: EDW R ANGL DNS HYB
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: VILL/ABR/ISTO/LLIE
Initial mark: Normal cross

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Lichfield (Civil Parish)

References cited

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Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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