SUR-28161C: Edward III penny, Reading Mint

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COIN

Unique ID: SUR-28161C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval Silver penny of Edward III (1327-1377), third (florin) coinage of type 4 minted at Reading and dating to 1344-1351. Obverse: bust of king facing with the legend +EDWAR[DVS R]EX AnG, with Lombardic n. Reverse: long cross with 3 pellets in each quarter, escallop in the upper right quarter, legend [VIL]/LAR/ADI/NGY.

Notes:

As North (1991), p48, number 1129, but with the obverse legend for the Fourth Pre-Treaty Coinage (1351-1361). This variant is referred to in Wren (1995), p88 as a late type.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1344
Date to: Circa AD 1351

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.78 g
Diameter: 17.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2018

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: Reading
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Edward III, 3rd 'florin' coinage, type 4 (N 1116; 1123; 1125-1130)
Obverse description: Facing crowned bust.
Obverse inscription: +EDWAR[DVS R]EX AnG
Reverse description: Long cross, escallop to top right quarter.
Reverse inscription: [VIL]/LAR/ADI/NGY
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Mole Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Betchworth (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ2050
Four figure Latitude: 51.23657266
Four figure longitude: -0.28247951
1:25K map: TQ2050
1:10K map: TQ25SW
Grid reference source: From 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
Wren, C.R.	1995	The English Long-Cross Pennies: 1279-1489. Edward I to Henry VII	Herne Bay	Plantagenet Books

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Updated: 5 years ago

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