PUBLIC-2FEFAF: PUBLIC-2FEFAF medieval coin, half-groat of Edward III

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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-2FEFAF

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval silver half groat of Edward III (1327 - 1377), minted in London in 1351 - 1352, Fourth Coinage, Series C, (North 1149). Broken with loss at 30% of edge.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With landowner
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1351
Date to: Exactly AD 1352

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.31 g
Diameter: 20.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 16th January 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

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 C (N 1148)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches
Obverse inscription: +EDW[ARD... REX ANG]LI-Z-FRANCI
Reverse description: Long cross pattee, three pellets in angles, outer and inner inscriptions
Reverse inscription: (Outer) [+POS]/VI DEV / ADIVT/OREM (Inner) CIVI/TAS / LON/DON
Initial mark: Cross 1
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: South Derbyshire (District)
To be known as: Catton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting
Current location: With landowner
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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