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COIN HOARD
Unique ID: YORYM-E9C91D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Treasure Case : 2016 T728.
I have examined a fused group of coins reported found at Calton Huswaithe, North Yorkshire. The group appears to consist of eight silver pennies and the weight, 12.7g, would appear to support this suggested number. Only one of the coins has a face that is clear, as the coin on the other end of the pile seems to have become pitted and illegible. The visible side shows the reverse of a penny of the mint of London from the coinage struck under Edward I-III, c. 1279-1333. The standard of the silver coinage at this time was over 90% fine metal.
Since these are good silver coins deposited together, presumably in the decades around 1300, it is my opinion that they fulfil the criteria of Treasure, according to the terms of the 1996 Act.
Dr Barrie J. Cook
Curator of Medieval and Early Modern Coinage
Department of Coins and Medals
British Museum
20 July 2017
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2016T728
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1279
Date to: Circa AD 1333
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 9
Weight: 12.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 25th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2016T728
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
To be known as: Carlton Husthwaite Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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