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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-7D3908
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval silver penny of an uncertain ruler, probably Edward III - Richard III (AD 1327- 1489). Minted in York.
An irregular break runs across the flan between 3 and 9 o'clock, with c. 50-55% of the flan missing.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1327
Date to: Circa AD 1489
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.52 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Thursday 6th April 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt: 017350
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny, halfpenny or farthing
Ruler/issuer: Edward III - Richard III
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny , halfpenny or farthing of Edward III to Richard III not further defined
Obverse description: Hair to the left of crowned bust facing visible, all other detail lost.
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter; quatrefoil at centre.
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS]/ EBO/[RACI]
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Pen Selwood CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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