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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-213B1A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver halfenny of Edward IV (second reign 1471-1483), London Mint (North 1667).
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
Thickness: 0.25 mm
Weight: 0.32 g
Diameter: 12 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Edward IV, Second reign, not further defined (N 1667 - 1669)
Obverse description: facing crowned bust
Obverse inscription: EDW[ARD DI GRA REX]
Reverse description: long cross and joined pellets
Reverse inscription: CIVI[/TAS/LON/]DON
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: North West Leicestershire (District)
Parish or ward: Coleorton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK3816
Four figure Latitude: 52.74029978
Four figure longitude: -1.43859302
1:25K map: SK3816
1:10K map: SK31NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 | 1667 |
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