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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-2C9078
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver penny of Edward IV, York mint, second coinage. Archbishop Neville suspended, E and rose by the neck. The coin is heavily clipped.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1471
Date to: Circa AD 1483
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.62 g
Diameter: 15.03 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 22nd July 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 IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1641 - 1666)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing. E and rose by the neck.
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend. Quatrefoil at centre. Three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: CIV[I TAS EBO RA] CI
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Skidbrooke
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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