BERK-EFE066: Medieval coin: penny of Edward III

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COIN

Unique ID: BERK-EFE066

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval silver coin (penny) of Edward III (1327-1377). Third florin coinage 1344-1301 Dimensions: Diameter 19.60mm; Weight 1.32g Wren, C R The English Long-Cross Pennies 1279-1489, Edward I to Henry VII Plantagenet Books Herne Bay [pages: 87 ]

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1327
Date to: AD 1377

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.32 g
Diameter: 19.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2001 - Tuesday 1st June 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Obverse description: Bust facing
Obverse inscription: + EDWR ANGL [DNS] HY[B], with Roman reverse-barred N's
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS CANTOR
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Woodstock

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Returned to finder.
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Wren, C.R. 1995 The English Long-Cross Pennies: 1279-1489. Edward I to Henry VII Herne Bay Plantagenet Books 87

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Audit data

Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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