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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-AA677C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver medieval penny of Edward IV. Crown initial mark. Uncertain mint (AD 1464-1470; North 1591-1607).
This coin has been clipped.
Evidence of reuse: Clipped
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 1470
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.35 g
Diameter: 13.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013
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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 IV of England (first reign)
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage (N 1591 - 1607)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with quatrefoils by neck.
Obverse inscription: EDW[...]B
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend. Three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: CIVITA[S ...]
Initial mark: Crown
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: West Lindsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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