CORN-8AB14E: penny of Edward II (obverse)

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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-8AB14E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver long cross penny of Edward II (1307-1327), Class 10cf4 (c.1309), wearing Withers crown 4 (Withers, 2006, 36) with wide 'e' and 'h' with outcurving tail (Withers, 2006, 37), mint of London. Spink 1413.

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: Exactly AD 1309
Date to: Exactly AD 1309

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 17.9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th November 2016 - Sunday 13th November 2016

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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: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 10cf4 (N 1042/3)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing with crown 4
Obverse inscription: +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: cross pattee
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Penzance (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW4626
Four figure Latitude: 50.07971267
Four figure longitude: -5.55167836
1:25K map: SW4626
1:10K map: SW46NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Spink and Son Ltd	2008	Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 43rd Edition	London	Spink		no. 1413
Withers, P. and Withers, B.R.	2006	The Galata Guide to the Pennies of Edward I and II	Llanfyllin	Galata Print	36-37	Class 10cf4

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

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