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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-D68886
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval coin: penny of Edward IV, Second reign (1471-1483) minted in York during 1480. North No. 1655. The coin has been pierced from the obverse to the reverse.
Notes:
The coin has been pierced, indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure (under Treasure Act 1996). However, coins dating after AD1180 with similar piercings are also known in hoards of currency, suggesting that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was regarded as a coin or as another type of object at the time that the coin was deposited.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1480
Date to: Exactly AD 1480
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.61 g
Diameter: 15.84 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd December 2014 - Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1641 - 1666)
Obverse description: Bust facing forwards, possible key to the right of the neck, otherwise the details are not clear. Star on breast.
Obverse inscription: [E]WA[ ]
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter. In the centre of the cross there is a quatrefoil.
Reverse inscription: Illegible due to wear.
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Hampton Lovett (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO9066
Four figure Latitude: 52.29203896
Four figure longitude: -2.14803846
1:25K map: SO9066
1:10K map: SO96NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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