KENT-1B5C6C: Long Cross penny of Edward II, highly worn and minted at Durham with Lion initial mark

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COIN

Unique ID: KENT-1B5C6C

Object type certainty: Certain
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A highly worn and abraded/clipped silver long-cross penny of Edward II (r.1307-1327), class 14 dating, North 1065, c.1317-1320. Minted at Durham with a lion initial mark under Bishop Beaumont.

Obv: Facing bust with with wide crown, tall fleur and no central ornaments. Leg.: '[+EDWAR R ANGL DNS HY]B', lion initial mark. Rev: Long cross dividing legend with three pellets in each angle. Leg.: '[CIVI/TAS/DUN/ELM]'. Both sides of this coin are very worn much of the detail is obscured, coin is also highly abraded or clipped around the circumference, reducing its size and removing the legends

Measurments: 16.26mm in diameter, 0.82mm in thickness and 0.66g in weight.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1317
Date to: Circa AD 1322

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.82 mm
Weight: 0.66 g
Diameter: 16.26 mm

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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 II of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 14 (N 1065)
Obverse description: Facing bust with with wide crown, tall fleur and no central ornaments
Obverse inscription: [+EDWAR R ANGL DNS HY]B
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS/DUN/ELM]'
Initial mark: Lion
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Preston (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR2561
Four figure Latitude: 51.30362649
Four figure longitude: 1.22651956
1:25K map: TR2561
1:10K map: TR26SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1991	English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son Ltd

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

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