BERK-09B816: Medieval coin: Penny of Edward IV

Rights Holder: Oxfordshire County Council
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: BERK-09B816

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A heavily clipped silver penny of Edward IV's second reign, dating from AD 1471-1483. Mint of Durham, produced under Bishop William Dudley. North 1666.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1471
Date to: Circa AD 1483

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 0.58 g
Diameter: 14.8 mm

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

Other reference: OXPAS2015.485

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1641 - 1666)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, D to left, V to right
Obverse inscription: ED[...]
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter, D in the centre
Reverse inscription: Illegible

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Heythrop (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3328
Four figure Latitude: 51.94952064
Four figure longitude: -1.52126587
1:25K map: SP3328
1:10K map: SP32NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: PUBLIC-A2575E
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Medieval silver penny of Edward IV second reign (1471-1483), minted at Durham using local dies under Bishop William Dudley, 1476-1483 AD, Nor…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: SUSS-49CE93
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Medieval silver penny of Edward IV second reign (1471-1483), minted at Durham using local dies under Bishop William Dudley, 1476-1483 AD, Nort…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: SOM-004723
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Medieval silver penny of Edward IV, second reign (1471-1483), issued at Durham under Bishop William Dudley, AD 1471-1483, North (1991:76) no.…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

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

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.