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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-655234
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval hammered silver coin, a clipped penny, probably an Edward III or later, either York mint, or Durham under Edward IV. Dates to between 1352 and 1389 AD.
The diameter is 13mm, and the weight is 0.29g.
The coin is damaged and incomplete.
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 1389
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.29 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 9th June 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 132
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Edward III - Henry VI (first reign)
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: long cross dividing legend with pellets in angles and quatrefoil in centre
Reverse inscription: illegible
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: Allerdale (District)
To be known as: Cockermouth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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