Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-BE3EE9
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval silver coin: a damaged silver penny of Edward III (AD 1327 - 1377), fourth coinage, treaty period dating from AD 1363 - 1369. York mint. The coin has a large edge chip between 10 o'clock and 3 o'clock on the obverse. It is 18.1mm in diameter and 0.7mm thick. It weighs 0.79gm.
Reference: North, volume 2, page 57, number 1268.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1363
Date to: Exactly AD 1369
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.79 g
Diameter: 18.1 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 23rd April 2005 - Thursday 23rd April 2015
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Other reference: PAS form number 2555, finder's number M105
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edward III, 4th coinage, treaty (N 1264-1273)
Obverse description: A forward facing, crowned bust of the king.
Obverse inscription: EDWARDVS REX ANG[LI]
Reverse description: A long cross pattee, dividing the legend, with three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS [EBORACI]
Initial mark: Missing.
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE4038
Four figure Latitude: 53.83672075
Four figure longitude: -1.39364813
1:25K map: SE4038
1:10K map: SE43NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 57 | 1268 |