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Unique ID: SOM-035B42
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver penny of Edward IV, second reign (1471-1483), dating to AD 1476 to 1480. Initial mark unclear. Episcopal issue of York under Archbishop Lawrence Booth. North (1991:94) no. 1652.
The coin has been chipped around the edge.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1476
Date to: Exactly AD 1480
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 15.8 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt no 17631
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. B and key by bust.
Obverse inscription: EDW[ARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC]
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend with three pellets in each quarter and quatrefoil in centre
Reverse inscription: [CIV]I/T[AS E/BOR/ACI]
Initial mark: Unclear
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Alverdiston CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 94 | 1652 |
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