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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-A853E7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A late medieval penny of Edward IV (1st reign, 1461-70), light coinage, mint of York (Episcopal) under Archbishop George Neville, probably type X 1 with small lis initial mark and G and key beside bust, dating to 1464-70. The coin is pierced at the tip of the right fleur, from the reverse to the obverse, with a much smaller piercing just below (arranged to the reverse between a cluster of three pellets).
Reference: North 1599

Evidence of reuse: Pierced

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1464
Date to: Circa AD 1470

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.64 g
Diameter: 14.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 30th March 2019 - Saturday 30th March 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 791

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage (N 1591 - 1607)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, G and key by bust.
Obverse inscription: EDWARD[...]
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter, open quatrefoil at centre.
Reverse inscription: CITI TAS [...]
Initial mark: Small lis
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Penton Mewsey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU3348
Four figure Latitude: 51.23023932
Four figure longitude: -1.52876295
1:25K map: SU3348
1:10K map: SU34NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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.	1960	English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son		1599

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Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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