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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-C99EAD
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A clipped and worn Medieval silver halfpenny of Edward IV (1461-1470), minted at Canterbury. Light Coinage, 1464/5-1470. Initial mark: illegible. (North 1991: 89, ref: 1611).
Obverse: [EDWARD DI GRA REX]; Crowned bust facing with trefoils by neck.
Reverse: CIVI/TAS/C[An/TOR]; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant.
Diameter: 11.0mm. Weight: 0.38g. 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: Exactly AD 1464
Date to: Exactly AD 1470
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.38 g
Diameter: 11 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th September 2018 - Sunday 16th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-7-289
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage, Withers Norwich type 2 (N 1611)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with trefoils by neck
Obverse inscription: [EDWARD DI GRA REX]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/C[An/TOR]
Initial mark: Illegible
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: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 89, ref: 1611 |
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