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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-021C63
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval penny of Edward III dating from c. AD1351-1361. Pre-Treaty period. Saltire on breast.
Obv: Crowned bust facing with saltire at neck / [EDWADVS REX ANGLI Z]
Rev: Long cross with three pellets in each angle and a quatrefoil at centre / [CIVI TAS EBO RACI]
NB the obv and rev images need to be rotated 90 degrees clockwise
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1351
Date to: Circa AD 1361
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.1 mm
Weight: 0.62 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th August 2017
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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 III of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edward III, 4th coinage, pre-treaty, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with saltire on breast
Obverse inscription: [EDWADVS REX ANGLI Z]
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each angle and a quatrefoil at centre
Reverse inscription: [CIVITAS EBORACI]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
To be known as: Nether Kellet
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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