Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-1CA4A1
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval silver penny of Edward II (AD 1307-1327). Class 11b dating to AD 1312-1314. Minted in Durham with crozier ends to cross on the reverse at 12 and 9 o'clock. North (1991) Vol 2 No. 1061/1-3. The coin is very worn and has been bent and disorted probably in the plough soil.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1312
Date to: Circa AD 1314
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.56 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 17.87 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th October 2015 - Thursday 15th October 2015
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward II of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 11b (N 1061)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [...] DNS [hYB]
Reverse description: long cross with three pellets in each quarter with crozier ends at 12 and 9 o'clock
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS DVN ELM
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SJ7407
Four figure Latitude: 52.66009167
Four figure longitude: -2.38583435
1:25K map: SJ7407
1:10K map: SJ70NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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