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COIN
Unique ID: DOR-38B126
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A halfpenny of Edward I dating to 1377- 1399 . Mint of London.
Reference: Withers Type I, North Vol II, NO. 1331b
Diameter: 12.09 mm
Weight: 0.28 g
Die axis: 4
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1377
Date to: Circa AD 1399
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.28 g
Diameter: 12.09 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th October 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCMS 016672
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Richard II of England
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Richard II, Withers type 1 (N 1331b)
Obverse description: Facing bust, crowned. Small, low crown. Nothing on breast
Obverse inscription: RIC[ARD] x REX x ANGL
Reverse description: Long cross with pellets in the angles. Lombardic Ns
Reverse inscription: CIVI/[T]AS/LON/DON
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
To be known as: Tolpuddle
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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