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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-B9AC34
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An almost complete or possibly clipped Medieval silver penny of Edward IV (1461-1470), Light Coinage (1464/5-1470), minted at Canterbury (episcopal). Initial marks: pall/none (North 1991: 88, ref: 1590).
Obverse: EDWARD DI GRA [ ]FRA; Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches. Quatrefoils by neck, trefoils on cusps, nothing on breast.
Reverse: POSVI/DEV AD/IVTOR/E mEVm (I have made God my Helper); CIVI/TAS/CAn/TOR; Long cross dividing the inscriptions with three pellets in each quadrant. No spur.
Diameter: 20.0mm. Weight: 1.59g. DA=12:9-10.
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 1464
Date to: Exactly AD 1470
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.59 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th December 2017 - Wednesday 20th December 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-1-1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Uncertain
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage (N 1584 - 1590)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches. Quatrefoils by neck, trefoils on cusps, nothing on breast
Obverse inscription: EDWARD DI GRA [ ]FRA
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscriptions with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV AD/IVTOR/E mEVm (I have made God my Helper); CIVI/TAS/CAn/TOR. No spur
Initial mark: Pall
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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 | 88 | 1590 |
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