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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-65F32E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Penny of Edward IV dating from c. AD1464-71. York mint with possibly a quatrefoil next to bust.
Obverse: EDW[ARD DI GRA REX AnGLIE]
Reverse: [C]IVI/[TAS/EBO/]RA[CI]
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1464
Date to: Circa AD 1471
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.42 g
Diameter: 15.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 20th June 2017
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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 IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage (N 1591 - 1607)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDW[ARD DI GRA REX AnGLIE]
Reverse description: long cross dividing legend with pellets in angles with quatrefoil in centre
Reverse inscription: [C]IVI/[TAS/EBO/]RA[CI]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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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