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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-2A23F2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Round long cross halfpenny of an indeterminate medieval ruler; the mass may suggest a reign between those of Edward I (1272-1307) and Henry V (1413-1422) while the diameter indicates the earlier part of that span, issue of 1279-1340; chipped.
Obverse description: Encrusted with no discernible detail.
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each angle.
Diameter: 15.4mm, Weight: 0.63gms.
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: Exactly AD 1340
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.63 g
Diameter: 15.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 30th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33617
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I - III
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Halfpenny or farthing of Edward I - III, not further defined
Obverse description: Encrusted with no discernible detail
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each angle.
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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