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COIN
Unique ID: ASHM-7CA24F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A clipped and very worn medieval silver penny, probably of Edward IV (2nd reign, AD 1471-83), dating to the period around AD 1471-83. Possibly mint of York or possibly Irish.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1471
Date to: Circa AD 1483
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.66 g
Diameter: 15 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ASHMBD419
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1641 - 1666)
Obverse description: Front-facing bust.
Obverse inscription: [...]WA[...]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing inscription, quatrefoil at centre.
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: Childrey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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