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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-9052B4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and possibly clipped Medieval penny of Edward III (1327-1377), minted at York. Treaty B, 1361-1369 (North 1991: 57, ref: 1268).
Obverse: EDWARDVS REX·ANGLI; Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown.
Reverse: CIVI/TAS/[E]BO/[RACI]; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross.
Diameter: 17.6mm. Weight: 0.85g. DA=12:12.
North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Notes:
Mr Carl Savage has kindly identified this coin.
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 1361
Date to: Exactly AD 1369
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.85 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 4th October 2017 - Wednesday 4th October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-7-251
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, treaty (N 1264-1273)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown
Obverse inscription: EDWARDVS REX·ANGLI
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/[E]BO/[RACI]
Initial mark: ?Cross potent
Die axis measurement: 12 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: GPS (from the 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 | 55 | 1211 |
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