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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-FA34DA
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A clipped and worn Medieval silver halfgroat of Edward III (1327-1377), minted at London. Series E, 1354-1355. Initial marks: cross 2/cross 2 (North 1991: 51, ref: 1165).
Obverse: +EDW[ARDVS] REX ANGLI Z FRANC (annulet stops); Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches
Reverse: Outer: +POS/VI DEV/ADIVT/OREM (I have made God my Helper) (annulet stops); Inner: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON; Long cross dividing the inscriptions with three pellets in each quadrant
Diameter: 20.6mm. Weight: 1.62g. DA=12:6.
North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1354
Date to: Exactly AD 1355
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.62 g
Diameter: 20.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 4th February 2015 - Wednesday 4th February 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-5-25
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 Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Halfgroat: Edward III, 4th coinage, pre-treaty E (N 1165-1166)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches
Obverse inscription: +EDW[ARDVS] REX ANGLI Z FRANC (annulet stops)
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscriptions with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: Outer: +POS/VI DEV/ADIVT/OREM (I have made God my Helper) (annulet stops; Inner: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Cross 2
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
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. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 51 | 1165 |
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