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COIN

Unique ID: BH-23D6DB

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A silver farthing of Edward III's third or florin coinage dating to AD 1345 to 51 (Withers type 7). Minted at Reading with a scallop shell in the LAR quarter date.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1345
Date to: Circa AD 1351

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 12 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th November 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: Reading
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Farthing: Edward III, 3rd 'florin' coinage, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust
Obverse inscription: +EDW[AR]DVS R[E]X
Reverse description: Longcross, three pellets in each field
Reverse inscription: [VIL/LAR]/ADI/NG[Y]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Barley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL3937
Four figure Latitude: 52.01402545
Four figure longitude: 0.0240113
1:25K map: TL3937
1:10K map: TL33NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Audit data

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

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