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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-804A61
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete medieval silver halfpenny of Edward III (1327-1377). Third (Florin) coinage (North 1131) dating to 1344-1351. Mint of London. North (1975, 36).
The coin measures 14.48 mm in diameter, is 0.47 mm thick and weighs 0.478 g. It has suffered a loss at its circumference up to the inner circle.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1344
Date to: Exactly AD 1351
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.47 mm
Weight: 0.478 g
Diameter: 14.48 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th March 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Halfpenny: Edward III, 3rd 'florin' coinage, Withers type 7 (N 1131, N 1133)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDWARDVS [RE]X
Reverse description: Long cross pattée with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CI[VI]/TAS/ LOn/DOn
Initial mark: cross
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 36 | 1131 |
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