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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-184CE8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn silver medieval penny of Edward III dating to the period c. AD 1327 - 1351. Mint of London.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1327
Date to: Circa AD 1351
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.01 g
Diameter: 17.34 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4401
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: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Penny, halfpenny or farthing of Edward III, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDWARDVS REX ANG[...]
Reverse description: Long cross pattee, four pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/L[ON/DON]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Salisbury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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