LANCUM-30E374: Medieval silver hammered coin

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COIN

Unique ID: LANCUM-30E374

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval silver hammered coin, an unidentified halfpenny or farthing. Based on its size it may belong to a period from the reign of Edward I to the reign of Richard II. Dates to between c1279 and c1489 AD.

The length is 11mm, width 9mm, and the weight 0.21g.

The coin has been clipped and damaged.

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 1489

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 11 mm
Width: 9 mm
Weight: 0.21 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 9th March 2018 - Friday 9th March 2018

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfpenny or farthing
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Edenham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0523
Four figure Latitude: 52.79435892
Four figure longitude: -0.44423743
1:25K map: TF0523
1:10K map: TF02SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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