Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: HESH-003131
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval penny of Edward I AD(1272-1307) - most probably Class 2b (1279-80 ).
North:1015
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1279
Date to: Circa AD 1280
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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Other reference: SMS Object Entry Form: SHRMS E.00740
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 2b (N 1015)
Obverse description: Crowned head facing; crown formed with curved band from which a central lis extends - left hand petal of lis is broken, side fleurs are trifoliate and ornaments are spear shaped, drapery formed of wedges. In the inscription the N is barred and the S is composite
Obverse inscription: EDW R ANGL DNS HYB
Reverse description: Field divided by three pellets; within each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS CANTOR
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |