SUR-F5ABEE: Medieval coin: Penny of Edward IV

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COIN

Unique ID: SUR-F5ABEE

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A clipped and very worn silver penny of Edward IV, 1461-1483, York mint.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1461
Date to: Circa AD 1483

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.53 g
Diameter: 13.12 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st November 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 16-32

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, First reign, not further defined
Obverse description: There are two very worn mint marks by the neck
Reverse description: A quatrefoil in the centre
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS [EBORACI]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
Parish or ward: Meldreth (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL3846
Four figure Latitude: 52.09514038
Four figure longitude: 0.01308184
1:25K map: TL3846
1:10K map: TL34NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the 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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Audit data

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

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