WMID-9C6B39: Medieval coin: Irish silver penny of Edward I (obverse and reverse)

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-9C6B39

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval Irish silver penny of Edward I (AD 1272-1307) dating to AD 1279-1302. Mint of Dublin. Trefoil of pellets on breast and punctuation in legend. There appears to be no pellet or cross before EDWR. Spink (2015) No. 6246A.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1279
Date to: Circa AD 1302

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.72 mm
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 19.13 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2014 - Sunday 30th November 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: Dublin
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Irish: penny of Edward I, second coinage, solid long cross (S 6246 - 6256)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with a trifoliate crown and wedged drapery within a triangle with trefoil of pellets below bust.
Obverse inscription: EDW.R./ANGL.D/NS.hYB
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/DVBL/INIE
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Wigginton and Hopwas (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK1805
Four figure Latitude: 52.64244639
Four figure longitude: -1.73542004
1:25K map: SK1805
1:10K map: SK10NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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