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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-65097E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Penny of Edward III dating from AD1344-1351. Third (florin) coinage. Durham Mint. Probably North 1127
Obv: Crowned bust facing / +EDW R A[......]
Rev: Long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle / CIVI/[TAS/D]VN/OLM
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1344
Date to: Exactly AD 1351
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.97 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 19th December 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edward III, 3rd 'florin' coinage (N 1113-1130), not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: +EDW R A[......]
Reverse description: Long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: CIVI/[TAS/D]VN/OLM
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Carlisle (District)
To be known as: Stanwix
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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