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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-3AEA0C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and worn Medieval silver penny of Richard II (1377-1399), minted at York. Possibly local dies (North 1991: 62-63, refs: 1329-1330).
Obverse: RICARDVS (double saltire) REX (double saltire) A[ ]; Crowned bust facing (possibly a lis on breast and a pellet near shoulder).
Reverse: (saltire) CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI (small pellet before EBO); Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross.
Diameter: 18.6mm. Weight: 1.07g. DA=12:9.
North, J. J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1377
Date to: Exactly AD 1399
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.07 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 19th September 2018 - Wednesday 19th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-1-283
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard II of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Richard II, Local dies, York (N 1330)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing (possibly a lis on breast and a pellet near shoulder)
Obverse inscription: RICARDVS (double saltire) REX (double saltire) A[ ];
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross
Reverse inscription: (saltire) CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI (small pellet before EBO)
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 62-63, refs: 1329-1330 |
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