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COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-F75743

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver medieval penny of Richard II (1377 - 1399 AD). Mint of York. London die. Obverse of forward-facing crowned bust, almost entirely obscured, cross pattee initial mark, RICARD[VS REX] ANGLIE. Reverse of long cross pattee with quatrefoil in centre and three pellets in corners, CIVI/TAS/[EB]O/RACI. The coin is 17.93mm in diameter, 1.07mm in thickness and weighs 0.87g.

North (1975), vol. 2, no. 1329.

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
Thickness: 1.07 mm
Weight: 0.87 g
Diameter: 17.93 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: E04442

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard II of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Richard II, not further defined (N 1325 - 1330)
Obverse description: Front-facing crowned bust
Obverse inscription: +RICARD[VS REX] ANGLIE
Reverse description: Long cross pattee with quatrefoil in centre and three pellets in corner
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/[EB]O/RACI
Initial mark: Cross pattee
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Copmanthorpe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5547
Four figure Latitude: 53.91623488
Four figure longitude: -1.16412211
1:25K map: SE5547
1:10K map: SE54NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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