Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-73D194
Object type certainty: Certain
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Late medieval silver halfpenny of Edward IV, London mint, 1461-4. Withers type 1d.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1461
Date to: Circa AD 1464
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 15 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: Facing crowned bust.
Obverse inscription: EDWARD REXANG
Reverse description: Long cross and pellets with an extra small pellet in two quarters
Reverse inscription: CIVTAS[...]L (or D) IN
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4 Figure: SK6618
Four figure Latitude: 52.75558941
Four figure longitude: -1.02351454
1:25K map: SK6618
1:10K map: SK61NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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