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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-FBBDBA
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Clipped silver medieval Irish penny of Edward IV of the light cross and pellets coinage, dating to 1471 - 1478 AD. Mullet by crown on R side only on reverse. Letter D remains on reverse legend: [CIVI/TAS]/D[VB/LIN]. The diameter of the coin is 12.8mm, the thickness is 0.36mm and it weighs 0.25g.
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1471
Date to: Circa AD 1478
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.36 mm
Weight: 0.25 g
Diameter: 12.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th October 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 IV of England
Mint or issue place: Dublin
Type: Irish: penny of Edward IV, Group 6, light cross and pellets coinage (S 6360-6387A)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing, mullet to the R of crown
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: long cross dividing reverse, with three pellets in each quarter. Quatrefoil in the center of reverse
Reverse inscription: [...]/D[...]
Initial mark: illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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