Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
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Unique ID: SUR-BFA004
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver hammered long cross penny of Edward IV, (1461-1470), heavy coinage. Obverse: crowned portrait facing, EDWA R ANGL' DNS hYB. Cross fleury initial mark. Reverse: long cross, CIVI/TAS/DUN/EME Durham mint.
Compares favourably to North (1991), p84, number 1543.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1461
Date to: Circa AD 1470
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 18 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, First reign, Heavy coinage, Class 4 (N 1541, 1543, 1544)
Obverse inscription: EDWA R ANGL' DNS hYB
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/DUN/EME
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU4745
Four figure Latitude: 51.20228698
Four figure longitude: -1.32866257
1:25K map: SU4745
1:10K map: SU44NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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