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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-C7E0B3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Long cross penny of an indeterminate medieval ruler, issue of 1279-1485, possibly Canterbury mint. Very worn and split.
Obverse description: [facing bust]
Obverse inscription: [---]R'A[---]
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS]CAN/[TOR]
Diameter: 18mm, Weight: 0.85gms, die axis: possibly 12
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1279
Date to: Circa AD 1485
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.85 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th April 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM35984
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I - III
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Penny of Edward I - III, not further defined
Obverse description: [facing bust]
Obverse inscription: [---]R'A[---]
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS]CAN/[TOR]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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