CORN-179911: half groat of Edward III (obverse)

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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-179911

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver half groat of Edward III (1327-77), Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Pre-Treaty period (1351-1361), mintmark cross 3 (1356-1361), Series G, Type F, with saltire stops, London mint, Spink 1578, North 1203.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1356
Date to: Exactly AD 1361

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
Diameter: 23 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 13th May 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Edward III, 4th coinage, pre-treaty G (N 1201-1204)
Obverse description: crowned bust within a tressure of nine arches
Obverse inscription: EDWARDVSxREXxANGLxZxFRANCx
Reverse description: long cross pattee dividing legends with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEVMxADIVTOREMxMEV / CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: cross 3
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Penzance (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW4627
Four figure Latitude: 50.08868903
Four figure longitude: -5.55234259
1:25K map: SW4627
1:10K map: SW47NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	41,	No.1203
Spink and Son Ltd	2008	Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 43rd Edition	London	Spink	163,	No.1578

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Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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