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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-A9A720

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A medieval silver coin: a very worn and clipped penny of an unidentified ruler, dating from AD 1350 - 1500. It is 14.6mm in diameter and 0.5mm thick. It weighs 0.54gm.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.54 g
Diameter: 14.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Sunday 31st January 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2849

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: A forward facing, crowned bust of the king.
Obverse inscription: Illegible.
Reverse description: A long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
Parish or ward: Clarborough and Welham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7281
Four figure Latitude: 53.32103907
Four figure longitude: -0.92058126
1:25K map: SK7281
1:10K map: SK78SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Regularly improved

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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