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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-9B3235
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver farthing of Edward II (1307-1327), Withers type 30b, Fox class 10-11, minted at London, AD 1310-1314, North (1991:38) 1070/1.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1310
Date to: Exactly AD 1314
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.32 g
Diameter: 11 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st August 2016 - Sunday 21st August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 017436
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Edward II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Farthing: Edwardian class 11 (N 1070/1 / W 30)
Obverse description: Crowned head facing
Obverse inscription: ED[WARDVS REX A]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI/T[AS / LON]/DON
Die axis measurement: 1 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: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
To be known as: North Petherton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
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 |
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