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Unique ID: SF-E9A6F6
Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn and clipped silver hammered penny of Edward IV's first or second reign, dating c. 1464-1476. Archiepiscopal issue under Archbishop George Neville, 'G' and key by neck, mint of York. An irregular triangular piercing is visible on the king's neck.
Notes:
The coin has been pierced, indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure (under Treasure Act 1996). However, coins dating after AD1180 with similar piercings are also known in hoards of currency, suggesting that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was regarded as a coin or as another type of object at the time that the coin was deposited.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1464
Date to: Circa AD 1476
Quantity: 1
Width: 8.76 mm
Weight: 0.64 g
Diameter: 14.56 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st April 2018
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1641 - 1666)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, 'G' and key by neck
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Long cross with quatrefoil at centre quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border
Reverse inscription: CIVI/[....]RACI
Initial mark: Illegible
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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