SWYOR-9395F0: Medieval coin; penny of Edward III, Post Treaty

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-9395F0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval silver coin; a penny of Edward III (AD 1327 - 1377), Post Treaty Coinage (AD 1369 - 1377) issued under Archbishop Thorsby or Neville. Mint of York. The coin is 17.3mm diameter and 0.6mm thick. 0.99g. The coin is clipped and a small part if missing, perhaps broken, between 1o'clock and 4o'clock on the obverse. See North number 1295 in Volume II, page 59.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1369
Date to: Circa AD 1377

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.99 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000 - Thursday 23rd April 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2555

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Edward III, 4th coinage, post-treaty (N 1291-1297)
Obverse description: Crowned facing bust
Obverse inscription: ED[WAR]DVS REX ANGLIE
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each angle and a quatrefoil with pellet at the centre
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS [EBORA]CI
Initial mark: plain cross
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Scotton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK8899
Four figure Latitude: 53.48037609
Four figure longitude: -0.67543574
1:25K map: SK8899
1:10K map: SK89NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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