Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-E68B34
Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval silver halfpenny, worn and struck off centre, possibly Edward III to Edward IV?
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1327
Date to: Circa AD 1483
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.71 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th April 2016
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: facing crowned bust crown has joining fleurs, hair matches Edward III? strange circular mouth
Obverse inscription: ARD AN?
Reverse description: Long cross wtth 3 pellets in each quatrefoil
Reverse inscription: EAN
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP7795
Four figure Latitude: 52.54741404
Four figure longitude: -0.86592011
1:25K map: SP7795
1:10K map: SP79NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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