BH-E1BB27: Medieval coin: penny of Edward I

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COIN

Unique ID: BH-E1BB27

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A medieval silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307), Class 1a/1c mule (AD1279) minted at London. Ref: Withers and Withers 2006: 20-1.

The coin has Lombardic n's on obverse and reversed Roman N's on reverse.

Find of note status

This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1279
Date to: Circa AD 1279

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.23 g
Diameter: 19 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 1a (N 1010)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, trifoliate crown. Face worn.
Obverse inscription: +EDW REX AnGL' DnS hYB
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each field
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON (reverse-barred N)
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
Parish or ward: Duxford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL4442
Four figure Latitude: 52.05767483
Four figure longitude: 0.09891966
1:25K map: TL4442
1:10K map: TL44SW
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
Withers, P. and Withers, B.R.	2006	The Galata Guide to the Pennies of Edward I and II	Llanfyllin	Galata Print

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Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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