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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-E0865F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete, clipped and worn Medieval silver penny of Edward IV (1471-1483), minted at York and probably dating to the period c. 1472-1476. No marks by bust, so probably a cede vacant issue (North 1991: 94, refs: 1647 or 1651).
Obverse: [ ]; Crowned bust facing, no marks by bust.
Reverse: [CIVI/TAS/EBO]/RAC[I]; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross.
Diameter: 14.0mm. Weight: 0.41g. DA=12:12.
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: Circa AD 1472
Date to: Circa AD 1476
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.41 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th September 2018 - Tuesday 18th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-5-30
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
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, no marks by bust
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS/EBO]/RAC[I]
Initial mark: Missing
Die axis measurement: 12 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 | 94, refs: 1647 or 1651 |
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