KENT-07416D: Medieval coin. Penny of Edward I/II. Obverse view.

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COIN

Unique ID: KENT-07416D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete, Medieval, struck or hammered, silver, penny of Edward I (1272-1307)/Edward II (1307-1327). probable class 10ab (possible 10cf3 with crown type 3) up to class 15d. Obverse: Crowned bust facing, drapery formed from two wedges, initial mark cross pattee. Inscription: EDWAR[](S h)VB. Reverse: Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle. Inscription: CIVITAS (L)ONDON. Mint name:London Die axis:10 o'clock. Full flan coin with obverse struck a little off-centre, fine or worn condition but struck a little weak between 6 and 9 o'clock on obverse and reverse. Good silver colour with a little grey tarnish on the reverse. This coin is likely to date to 1301-1310. Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2014, page 170 No. 1412, English Hammered Coinage Vol. , J.J. North, Spink 1991 reprint 2006, page 32 No. 1041, The English Long Cross Pennies1279-1489 Edward I - Henry VII, Christopher Wren, Plantagenet Books 1995, page 75-76 and The Galata Guide to pennies of Edward I Edward II and the coins of the mint Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Pauline Bente Withers, Canterbury University Press 2006, page 36-37 No. 10cf3. The coin is 18.54mm long, 17.53mm wide, 0.79mm thick, diameter 18.54mm and weighs 1.3g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1301
Date to: Circa AD 1310

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.54 mm
Width: 17.53 mm
Thickness: 0.79 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 18.54 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th June 2015

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I - III
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Penny of Edward I - III, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, drapery formed of two wedges.
Obverse inscription: EDWAR[](S h)VB
Reverse description: Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS (L)ONDON
Initial mark: Cross pattee
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Tandridge (District)
Parish or ward: Limpsfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3855
Four figure Latitude: 51.27743962
Four figure longitude: -0.02287092
1:25K map: TQ3855
1:10K map: TQ35NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1960	English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son	32	1041
Spink and Son Ltd	2014	Coins of England and the United Kingdom, 49th edition	London	Spink and Son Ltd	170	1412
Withers, P. and Withers, B.R.	2006	The Galata Guide to the Pennies of Edward I and II	Llanfyllin	Galata Print	36-37	10cf3
Wren, C.R.	1995	The English Long-Cross Pennies: 1279-1489. Edward I to Henry VII	Herne Bay	Plantagenet Books	36-37	10cf3

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Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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