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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-AA8C44
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver half groat of Edward III dating to AD 1352 to 1353. Fourth coinage, pre-treaty Series D. Minted at York. North (1991:50) no.1155.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1352
Date to: Exactly AD 1353
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.45 g
Diameter: 22.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2016 - Tuesday 20th December 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 019073
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Edward III, 4th coinage, pre-treaty D (N 1154-1155)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing in double trassure of nine arches, trefoils on all cusps
Obverse inscription: EDWARDVS REX ANGLI Z FRA[NCI], Annulet stops
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend which is arranged in two concentric circles with three pellets in each quarterr
Reverse inscription: POS/VI DEV./ADIVT/OR [MEV[ // CIVI/TAS / EBO/RACI, Annulet stops
Initial mark: Probably cross 1
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Clarendon Park CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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