Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WAW-A4C0D3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver half penny of Edward III (AD 1327-1377) second coinage (AD 1335-1343) probable Withers Type 5 (with star after ANG in legend) obverse: EDWA[RDUS REX AN]G reverse: CIVI TAS [...] unknown mint due to damage to the coin. North. 1102.
Diamter 15.11 mm, thickness, 0.59 mm , weighs 0.46 g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1335
Date to: Circa AD 1343
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.59 mm
Weight: 0.46 g
Diameter: 15.11 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Wednesday 31st December 2014
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Halfpenny: Edward III, 2nd coinage, Withers type 5 (N 1102, N 1103/2)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDWA[RDUS REX AN]G
Reverse description: short cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS [...]
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP1057
Four figure Latitude: 52.21113063
Four figure longitude: -1.85506786
1:25K map: SP1057
1:10K map: SP15NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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