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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-9FF0C1

Object type certainty: Certain
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Edward III half groat Class C. Mint mark cross 1351 - 1361

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: In a private collection, recorded for academic use

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 1351
Date to: Exactly AD 1361

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.16 g
Diameter: 23 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th March 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Halfgroat: Edward III, 4th coinage, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches
Obverse inscription: +EDW[ARDVS REX ANGLI Z FRANC] (or similar)
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscriptions with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: +POS/[VI DEV/ADIVT]/ORE m (I have made God my helper)// CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Stroud (District)
To be known as: Elmore

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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