BERK-8BC7E4: Medieval coin: Unknown long cross penny

Rights Holder: Oxfordshire County Council
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COIN

Unique ID: BERK-8BC7E4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An extremely worn and heavily clipped silver penny of an unknown ruler, dating from c. AD 1279-1489. The coin appears to have been issued in York but it is too worn for further identification.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1279
Date to: Circa AD 1489

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 14 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: OXPAS2016.273

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

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: Cassington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP4511
Four figure Latitude: 51.79584651
Four figure longitude: -1.34888925
1:25K map: SP4511
1:10K map: SP41SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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