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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-3DD8DC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A clipped medieval silver halfgroat of Edward III (1327-1377). Fourth coinage, pre-Treaty period, Class D (North 1154) dating to 1352-1353. Mint of London. North (1975, 38).
This coin measures 22mm in diameter and weighs 2.1g. It has suffered a very small circumferential loss, as well as having been clipped.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1352
Date to: Exactly AD 1353
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.1 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 26th July 2014 - Saturday 26th July 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 D (N 1154-1155)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with border of nine arches
Obverse inscription: EDWARDVS REX ANGLI Z F[RANCI], annulet stops
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legends, with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: POS/VI DEV/ ADIVT/O[...], annulet stops
Initial mark: Cross 1
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: West Hill
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 38 | 1154 |
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