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COIN
Unique ID: SF-370DB5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An extremely worn silver hammered penny of later Medieval date, c. 1351-1485 (but most likely Edward III). Mint of York. The obverse is virtually illegible due to extreme wear, and thus this coin cannot be assigned a more accurate attribution.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1351
Date to: Circa AD 1485
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.75 g
Diameter: 13.61 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny, halfpenny or farthing
Ruler/issuer: Edward III - Richard III
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny , halfpenny or farthing of Edward III to Richard III not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Long cross quartering coin with quatrefoil at centre, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border
Reverse inscription: [C]I[VI/TAS/EBO/RACI]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Mildenhall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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