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COIN
Unique ID: FAKL-3525FE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Medieval silver penny, long cross issue probably of Edward III (1327-1377) third, 'Florin' issue (1344-51), York Archbishop's mint, North, Type 4, 1130. Worn, damaged and incomplete. Diameter 18.1mm, Mass 0.97g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1344
Date to: Circa AD 1351
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.97 g
Diameter: 18.1 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ELL 420
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edward III, 3rd 'florin' coinage, unusual types (N 1117-1121)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, bushy hair
Obverse inscription: [ ] DNS HYB
Reverse description: Long cross with a quatrafoil in its centre
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: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Elloughton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 1130 |
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