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COIN
Unique ID: SF-27F088
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver medieval penny of Edward IV second reign, dating to the period AD 1471-83. Probably Type XXI, but initial mark missing. Minted in Canterbury.
North vol.II, 76, no.1657
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1471
Date to: Exactly AD 1483
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.58 g
Diameter: 14.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st May 2015
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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: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1641 - 1666)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDWA...REX ANG
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the legend with probable quatrefoil in centre
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS]/CAN/TOR
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Ramsholt
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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