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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-C68DD7

Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of a struck or hammered Silver penny of Edward III (Reigned 1327-1377), minted in Durham with crozier on an arm of a cross.

The obverse has "LI F (reversed)" written across the legend but the rest is either illegible or missing.
The reverse shows a crozier dividing the legend, with the letters "IE" on the left side and "CI" on the right side.

The coin is 10.2mm wide, 14.3mm long, 0.8mm thick and weighs 0.45g. The surface is black from corrosion of the silver and some of the lettering that remains is illegible.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1327
Date to: Circa AD 1377

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 14.3 mm
Width: 10.2 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.45 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 18th November 2015 - Wednesday 18th November 2015

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Penny, halfpenny or farthing (Fourth coinage) of Edward III not further defined
Obverse description: The obverse has "LIZ" written across the legend but the rest is either illegible or missing.
Obverse inscription: LIZ
Reverse description: A crozier dividing the legend, with the letters "IE" on the left side and "CI" on the right side.
Reverse inscription: IE [...] CI
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK9879
Four figure Latitude: 53.2988996
Four figure longitude: -0.53100232
1:25K map: SK9879
1:10K map: SK97NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
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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Audit data

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

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