Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Unique ID: CORN-BAF7C3
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver penny of Edward IV, Second Reign (1471-1483), Durham mint under Bishop Booth (1471-1476), with 'D' in the centre of the reverse cross and 'v' under CIVI in the reverse legend by the three pellets, 'v' on breast but 'B' to left of crown may have been removed by perforation, Spink 2119.
The coin has been pierced with an irregular hole that is not close enough to one edge for suspension and is more likely a nail hole.
Notes:
The coin has been pierced, indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure (under Treasure Act 1996). However, coins dating after AD1180 with similar piercings are also known in hoards of currency, suggesting that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was regarded as a coin or as another type of object at the time that the coin was deposited.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1471
Date to: Circa AD 1476
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.55 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Thursday 31st December 2015
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Other reference: 10
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1641 - 1666)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing with 'v' on breast
Obverse inscription: [+ED]WARD [DI GRA REX AN]
Reverse description: long cross with three pellets in each quadrant, with an extra triangular 'v' in the quadrant inside the CIVI
Reverse inscription: CIVI[TAS DVREME]
Initial mark: illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SW9138
Four figure Latitude: 50.20502821
Four figure longitude: -4.93022797
1:25K map: SW9138
1:10K map: SW98SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Spink and Son Ltd | 2014 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom, 49th edition | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 214 | no.2119 |