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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-F6DF2C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfpenny of Richard II, 1377-1359, London mint. North 1331.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1377
Date to: Circa AD 1399
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.58 g
Diameter: 14.33 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 17-1388
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Richard II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Richard II, not further defined (N 1331a - 1332c)
Obverse inscription: RICARD REX ANGL
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
Parish or ward: Launton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP6124
Four figure Latitude: 51.91120166
Four figure longitude: -1.11462031
1:25K map: SP6124
1:10K map: SP62SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 1331 |
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