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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-A54AE5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Treasure case 2014 T800; Returned to finder after having been declared not Treasure
I have examined two coins reported found at Hooke, Dorset. Their details are as follows:
- Penny, Edward II, class 10cf3(b2) (c.1307-9), London mint, 1.23g
- Half-groat (2-pence), Edward III, Fourth Coinage, pre-Treaty period, Series C (1351-2), London mint, 1.86g
Both coins are official issues of 14th century English kings and will have been made to the sterling standard, 92.5% fine silver. It is possible that the coins could have been in currency together in the mid to late 14th century, but it is also possible that they could have been lost separately, up to half a century or so apart. It is my opinion, therefore, that the evidence is not sufficiently clear to justify them being declared Treasure, according to the terms of the 1996 Treasure Act.
Dr Barrie J. Cook
Curator of Medieval and Early Modern Coinage
Department of Coins and Medals
British Museum
22 April 2015
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T800
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1307
Date to: Exactly AD 1352
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Weight: 3.09 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 28th December 2013 - Saturday 28th December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2014T800
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Hooke (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SY5399
Four figure Latitude: 50.78865324
Four figure longitude: -2.66813143
1:25K map: SY5399
1:10K map: SY59NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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