WMID-1B08F0: Medieval coin: penny of Edward I

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-1B08F0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete Medieval silver penny of Edward I (AD 1272-1307). Class 10ab (North 1038/2-1038/2) dating to AD 1301-10. Minted at Canterbury. The die has been double-struck on the obverse. Coin is worn and has been bent slightly leaving cracks and chipping on the edge at 4 o'clock and 10 o'clock on the obverse. (North 1991: 31)

Overall dimensions: 18.57mm in diameter and 1.26g in weight.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1301
Date to: Exactly AD 1310

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.26 g
Diameter: 18.57 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th July 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edwardian class 10ab (N 1038-1039), not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing.
Obverse inscription: EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend with three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Acton Burnell (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ5201
Four figure Latitude: 52.60465164
Four figure longitude: -2.71019967
1:25K map: SJ5201
1:10K map: SJ50SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	p. 31	no. 1038/1-1038/2

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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