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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-51B047
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and very worn Medieval silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307), minted at Canterbury. Possibly class 3g, 1280-1282 (North 1991: 29, ref: 1022).
Obverse: EDWR' A[NGL DNS hY]B (small crescent); Crowned bust facing with a trifoliate crown and wedged drapery.
Reverse: [CIVI/TAS]/CAN/TOR; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant.
Diameter: 19.1mm. Weight: 1.10g. DA=12:1.
North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1280
Date to: Exactly AD 1282
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 19.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st October 2017 - Sunday 1st October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-2-199
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: Canterbury
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 3g (N 1022)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with a trifoliate crown and wedged drapery
Obverse inscription: EDWR' A[NGL DNS hY]B (small crescent)
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS]/CAN/TOR
Initial mark: Cross pattée
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 29 | 1022 |
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