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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-F27064
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307), minted at Durham. Class 2b, 1279-1280 (North 1991: 28, ref: 1015).
Obverse: EDWR'ANGL'DNS hYB (Ns with reversed bars); Crowned bust facing with a trifoliate crown and wedged drapery.
Reverse: CIVI/TAS/DVR/EME; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant.
Diameter: 18.9mm. Weight: 0.98g. DA=12:1.
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 1279
Date to: Exactly AD 1280
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.98 g
Diameter: 18.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 2nd February 2018 - Friday 2nd February 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-2-14
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: Durham
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 2b (N 1015)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with a trifoliate crown and wedged drapery
Obverse inscription: EDWR'ANGL'DNS hYB (Ns with reversed bars)
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/DVR/EME
Initial mark: Cross pattée
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 28 | 1015 |
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