Rights Holder: Durham County Council
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Unique ID: DUR-3F46EB
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete silver halfpenny of Richard II dating to the period AD 1377 to 1399.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1377
Date to: Exactly AD 1399
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 13.9 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Richard II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Richard II, not further defined (N 1331a - 1332c)
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust
Obverse inscription: RICAR...GL
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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4 Figure: NZ2108
Four figure Latitude: 54.46694151
Four figure longitude: -1.67751346
1:25K map: NZ2108
1:10K map: NZ20NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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