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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-FD503F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of Edward I (AD 1279-1307), possibly Class 1b and dating to the period c. AD 1302-1310. Mint of London. North N1039. This coin has a different patina and feel to the others in the collection - it may have been made form a lower grade silver. It has survived remarkably well retaining much detail.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.75 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Monday 20th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2014.666
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 1b (N 1011)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDWR' ANGL' DNS hyB
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: South Moreton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5490
Four figure Latitude: 51.60625508
Four figure longitude: -1.22164362
1:25K map: SU5490
1:10K map: SU59SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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